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Active Work displays all shipments currently assigned to the driver. Drivers can be active or inactive. It is broken into the following sections:

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On-Demand

The Shipments On-Demand section allows you to view information about the driver’s shipments at a glance. See Visual Dispatch Shipments Field Descriptions for more information on each column.

Actions

Action

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Assigned Orders

Selected option on which shipment location pin(s) to display.

  • Both

  • Destination

  • Origin

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Current Location

Selected option on which driver location pin(s) to display.

  • Driver Reports: Displays location information based on actions taken at stops (work being completed). It will only ever show breadcrumbs at the expected stops a driver has and is a good alternative if no GPS information is available from the driver’s device.

  • GPS: Displays the GPS details from the driver’s device. This is the most common and most accurate option.

  • GPS & Driver Reports: Displays GPS information when available, or location information based on action being taken at stops (work being completed) when GPS information is unavailable.

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View Driver History

Display historic driver tracking details showing how a driver moved around during their shifts. See View Driver History.

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Sequence

Display the Order Sequence form that allows you to arrange the sequence of the pickup and delivery of the driver’s orders. See Order Sequence.

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Show/Hide Columns

Select which columns are visible in the section.

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Refresh

Manually refresh the the driver’s active On-Demand work.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Displays keyboard shortcuts that can be used in each section. See Visual Dispatch Keyboard Shortcuts.

Right-Click Menu

To view the shipment On-Demand menu, right-click on the shipment.

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Assign to Driver

Assign an order to a driver

Menu Option

Description

Order Status

The Order Status displays the status information of a shipment which includes information such as timestamps for specific tasks, POD, signature, invoice numbers.

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Assign to Driver

Assign the shipment to another driver.

Edit Order Notes

Modify the Notes on the Shipment order form.

Edit Order User Fields

Modify the User Fields on the Shipment order form.

Get Directions

Get directions from the Origin Address to the Destination Address on the order from Google.

Highlight After Dispatch

Where the highlight should be immediately after dispatch.

  • Top Unassigned Job

  • Last Unassigned Job

Pin Selected

Display map pins of shipments that have been selected with a checked checkbox.

Re-send Message

Resends shipment information to delivery personnel via Q Codes. Feature only available for orders already sent via Q Codes.

Send Cancel Message

Send a cancel message to the driver that displays in their app notifications or Q Codes, but does not actually cancel the shipment.

Update Status

Update one of the following statuses with a timestamp

  • Confirmed

  • Picked Up

  • Delivered

View Order

Opens the Shipment order form for this Shipment; also allows editing the Shipment order form.

Info

This menu option will only be visible if the user has Order permissions and they can only edit it if they have the Edit Orders permission under Users > [select the desired user] > X Dispatch Functions > Orders > Edit Orders.

View Tracking Status

The Tracking Status displays the status information of a shipment which includes information such as timestamps for specific tasks, POD, signature, and invoice numbers.

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Routes

The Routes section allows you to view information about the driver’s routed work at a glance. See Visual Dispatch Shipments Field Descriptions for Routes for more information on each column.

Actions

Action

Description

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Select which columns are visible in the section.

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Refresh

Manually refresh the driver’s active routed work.

Right-Click Menu

To view the Routes menu, right-click on the shipment.

Menu Option

Description

Adjust Stop Times

Opens a pre-populated advanced find, to allow for adjustments to route stop time windows for the route highlighted.

Assign to Driver

Assign a stop to a driver.

Clone Route

Clone the route. You can choose whether or not to clone all route stops. Cloning does not include information such as parcels, completion times, PODs, etc.

Tip

Quick Tip: Cloning of an active route will not post the new route automatically. If routes have already been posted for the day, you can post routes again for the same day to bring in any new routes that were not previously included.

Remove Driver

Disabled when multiple shipments are selected.

Remove the driver from the shipment. You will have the option to send the driver a notification that the shipment has been canceled.

Run Custom Procedure

Allows access to specific custom procedures, available from CXT Software custom services.

View Parcels

Opens the Parcel Portal to view associated parcels. See Parcel Portal .

View Route Manifest

Opens the Route Manifest in a new window.

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