Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

...

Info

This page is for the Classic Operations App. For the Operations App please see Geofences.

Anchor
top
top

...

...

Requires X Dispatch 18.0 or newer.

Table of Contents
maxLevel3

Geofencing allows users to set a geofence radius in miles for drivers, customers, order types, business units, or globally,

...

which can raise an alert to the driver and attach status codes to the order or stop to indicate the status update occurred outside of the geofence. See 

...

Driver App Geofencing for more information on how geofencing works in

...

the Driver App.

Note
  • Geofencing rules only apply to customers that have the "Outside Geofence" status code enabled.

  • Users must have the "Geofencing" permission under the "Maintenance Functions" enabled to view this section. See Users (Classic Operations App) for how to add a new permission

    .

    Image RemovedImage Added

To access Geofencing, go to Maintenance > Geofencing.Image Removed

...

Anchor
geofenceFieldDescriptions
geofenceFieldDescriptions

Field

Description

ID

Geofencing ID that is auto-assigned.

Type

  • Driver

  • Customer

  • Order Type

  • Business Unit

  • Global

Type ID

ID number for the corresponding "Type". Not available if the "Type" is set to "Global".

Type Name 

Name associated with type and ID.

Geofence Radius (miles) 

Distance in miles allowed before geofencing alerts and status codes are enabled.  Fractions of miles are accepted values (0.5, 0.25, etc.).

Cached GPS Grace Time (Minutes)

Grace time in minutes that GPS data will be cached. The default value is 0. Max time allowed is 60 minutes. See How to Set Up a GPS Grace Time for

Nextstop 2 or How to Set Up a GPS Grace Time for

the Driver App.

Info

Requires X Dispatch 18.1 or newer.

Priority

Priority level when there are overlapping criteria. If 2 priority values are the same, the lowest "Geofence Radius (miles)" value will be used.

Example: Different Priority

Image Removed
Image Added

A driver is picking up an order for a customer, and two different Geofencing configurations apply.  The applicable settings differ in "Geofence Radius (miles)" and "Priority". Since the driver has "Priority" set to 1 and the customer a "Priority" of 2, the "Geofence Radius (miles)" set for the driver will be used.

Example: Same Priority

Image Removed
Image Added

A driver is picking up an order for a customer and multiple different Geofencing settings apply, with differing "Geofence Radius (miles)" and the same "Priority" level. Since the driver "Geofence Radius (miles)" is set to "1" and the customer has it set to "5", the "Geofence Radius (miles)" set for the driver will be used.

Back to top.

How to Add a New Geofencing Rule

...

Before you can use using geofencing, you must create a new status code with the description "Outside Geofence" and enable the status for the customers who will be using this feature. If the "Outside Geofence" status code is not created, there will be no record that the driver was outside the geofence radius.

-include
  • Enter "OutsideGeo" as the Exception ID.
  • Enter "Outside Geofence" as the Description

    For X Dispatch 19.2 or Older
    Expand
    titleClick here to read more on how to create the status code...
    Excerpt
    Status Codes (Classic Operations App)Status Codes (Classic Operations App)
    nopaneltrue
    Info
    Note

    The description must match exactly.

  • Select "Both" as the Exception Type

  • If you would like to enable geofencing for all customers, on the main Status Codes page click the greenImage Removed icon in the Enable All Customers column. If you would only like specific customers to be able to use geofencing, see Enable Geofencing for Specific Customers below.

  • See Status Codes (Classic Operations App) for more information. 

    Excerpt
    1. Go to Maintenance > Geofencing.

    2. Click the + button in the top right. 

    Alternate Steps

    1. Click the arrow next to

    the 
    1. the New

     button
    1.  button, or

    press 
    1. press Alt + N

     keys
    1.  keys

    2. Select Geofence.

    Image RemovedImage Added

    Back to top.

    How to Edit a Geofencing Rule

    1. Go to Maintenance > Geofencing.

    2. Click the geofencing rule you would like to edit or click the action menu at the end of the row and select Edit.

    Tip

    ...

    Quick Tip

    ...

    : You can open 2 edit forms by selecting the checkboxes of the geofencing rules and clicking the edit pencil icon in the top right.

    Back to top.

    How to Delete a Geofencing Rule

    1. Go to Maintenance > Geofencing.

    2. Click the action menu at the end of the row for the geofencing rule you would like to delete. 

    3. Select Delete.

    Back to top.

    "Outside Geofence" Status Code 

    ...

    Insert excerpt
    Driver App Geofencing
    Driver App Geofencing
    nopaneltrue

    "Outside Geofence" in

    ...

    the Client Portal

    When Internet Display is enabled, Rapidship Client Portal users can see the status code in the Track Order and Route Tracking sections of Rapidshipthe Client Portal. See Track Order and/or Route Tracking.

    Image Removed

    Expand
    titleClick here for X Dispatch 18.1 to 21.0...

    Image Removed

    ...

    Example of Outside Geofence Status Code in Track Order

    ...

    Back to top.

    Page Properties
    hiddentrue

    CXTU Courses/Lessons

    • Dispatcher Role Training: Drivers and Mobile App

    • Drivers & Mobile App: Geofencing

    • On-Boarding Training: Driver App