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Comment: New Pickup within (Checkbox) in X Dispatch 20

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  1. Go to Maintenance > Order Types.
  2. Click the New button.

Alternate steps:

  1. Click the arrow next to the New button, or press the N key.
  2. Click Order Type, or press the T key.

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How to Edit an Order Type

  1. Go to Maintenance > Order Types.
  2. Double click the order type you would like to edit.

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How to Copy an Order Type

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  1. Go to Maintenance > Order Types.
  2. Click the order type you would like to copy.
  3. Press the CrtlC keys.
  4. Enter an Order Type ID.

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Time Tester

The Time Tester button is located on the bottom left of the window. This allows you to confirm the time windows and hours of operation set up in X Dispatch will behave as expected. See Order Type Tester for more information.

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Order Type Form Tabs

General

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Field NameDescription
Order TypeID, or unique numerical value of order type. 
DescriptionBrief description of order type.
Business LineType of delivery service being performed, which affects automatic time calculation for "Pickup within/Ready By" and "Delivery within/Deliver By".
GL CodeCorresponds with General Ledger code in QuickBooks. See GL Accounts.
Driver SplitUsed for driver pay calculation. Used to set up order types that pay the driver more, less, or not at all. This works in addition to the driver pay percentage(s) set in the Human Resource record. See Human Resources for more information.
Display OrderManual override of displayed order type sequence.
Tax ExemptIf checked, removes applicable sales tax from order.
Require delivery before invoicingIf checked, an order must be marked as delivered before it can be invoiced
Require verification before invoicingIf checked, an order must be marked as verified before it can be invoiced.
Automatically Confirm OrderAutomatically confirms order without having to select order as confirmed in Nextstop Mobile, X Mobile or in dispatch.
Auto assign pickup to route by rule:Automatically places applicable on demand orders onto a route via route sort rules based upon pickup location. See Route Sort Rules
Auto assign delivery to route by rule:Automatically places applicable on demand orders onto a route via route sort rules based upon delivery location. See Route Sort Rules. 
Address Restriction:

Displays warning if an address other than customer's address is chosen for origin or destination. 

Note

Only the "Address" field is used for this check.


Adjust DELIVERY deadline byAdjusts automatic calculation for the delivery deadline when an order exceeds a certain number of miles to create more realistic delivery times.
Adjust PICKUP deadline byAdjusts automatic calculation for pickup deadline when an order exceeds a certain number of miles to create more realistic pickup times.
Prevent order type when distance is greater thanIf checked, prevents order type from being used if the distance from pickup address to delivery address is greater than this value.
Pickup within

Visible when "On Demand" is the selected Business line.

Amount of time from when an order is placed that is given to pick it up before it is considered late.

Delivery within

Visible when "On Demand" is the selected Business line.

Amount of time from when an order is placed that is given to deliver it before it is considered late.

Ready by

Enabled when "Scheduled" or "Distribution" is the selected Business line.

The time of day an order must be placed by. Works in conjunction with the Deliver field below.

Deliver by

Enabled when "Scheduled" or "Distribution" is the selected Business line.

The time of day the order must be delivered by. 

Pickup within (Checkbox)


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Requires X Dispatch 20.0 or newer.

Visible when "Scheduled" or "Distribution" is the selected Business line.

If checked, the amount of time entered here is added to the Pickup From time, and will display in the Pickup To field on an order. 

DeliverUses hours or operations to determine if order type is available when the order is placed and determines the estimated delivery time.
Print

If checked, automatically prints dispatch ticket. See Maintenance > Dispatch Ticket

Allow Email POP and POD to customerIf checked, sends the customer an email when the order is picked up or delivered.
Use deadline for return/continuation order ready timeIf checked, uses pickup and delivery time window from an original order to create time windows for continuation or return orders.
Ignore time windows when using Web Service

If checked, ignores Order Type time windows for X Remote or any other automated orders placed via an ASN manifest. It does not affect Rapidship or X Internet orders.

Update Time WindowsSpecify if changing to this order type when editing an already placed order should recalculate time windows automatically, prompt the user before recalculating, or never recalculate.
Send to dispatch

If checked, orders with this order type will automatically be sent to the dispatch board, and orders using sort rules will display as on demand orders in Nextstop.

If unchecked, orders with this order type will not be sent to the dispatch board, and orders using sort rules will display as route stops in Nextstop. 

Dispatch show time

The time before pickup that a future order becomes an active order and is displayed on the active dispatch board.

Note

Orders outside the "active" order time frame are displayed as "future orders" and can be viewed by right-clicking the on demand dispatch board and selecting "Toggle current/future orders".


Pickup warning timeAmount of time before "Pickup within" deadline that an order is displayed as yellow on dispatch board.
Delivery warning timeAmount of time before "Delivery within" deadline, that an order is displayed as yellow on dispatch board.
Send to driverSend order dispatch message to the driver.
Time TesterSee Maintenance Time Tester
OKCloses order type form. Changes are saved without the requirement to "Apply".
CancelCloses order type form. No changes are saved.
ApplySaves changes without closing order type form.
Deactivate

Prevents order type from appearing anywhere else in the application. The order type is not deleted, it's simply made unavailable. When an order type is deactivated, an "Activate" button appears. Press the "Activate" button to reactivate order type. 

Note

Deactivated order types are removed from the order types table (Maintenance > Order Types), but can be visible by enabling the "Show All" in the toolbar.


DeleteCompletely removes order type. Various warnings appear providing details of where order type is used. All such details must be deleted before order type is deleted.

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Hours of Operations

Field NameDescription
Service Sunday fromHours order type is available on Sunday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service Monday fromHours order type is available on Monday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service Tuesday fromHours order type is available on Tuesday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service Wednesday fromHours order type is available on Wednesday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service Thursday fromHours order type is available on Thursday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service Friday fromHours order type is available on Friday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service Saturday fromHours order type is available on Saturday. If unchecked, orders using this order type not allowed at all.
Service on specified holidaysSee Holidays.
Enable X Internet serviceEnable or disable Rapidship or X Internet service for order type.
Daily "from" fields (Sun-Sat)Same as above except used for order types in Rapidship or X Internet
Service on specified holidaysSee Holidays.
Time TesterSee Order Type Tester

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Fleet Assignments

Field NameDescription
Default FleetDefault fleet to which parcel is assigned without an override.
Dispatch ZoneThe identifier for the corresponding DispatchZone in Maintenance > Zones.
FleetFleet to which order is assigned overrides default fleet assignment.
Printer Lookup TextNo longer used.

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Service Type Filters

A grouping mechanism for filtering which order types will be available for an order. See Service Types to add Service Types to this list.

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1 minute Origin Adjustment and a Dest Adjustment of -1 minutes:

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Required Driver Input

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Requires X Dispatch 17.1 or newer.

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Click the Add New button to add a new required driver input. See Nextstop 3 Required Driver Input for more information. 

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