Add a Route to a Truck Despatch

This activity is not applicable to truck despatches created from a truck despatch template. Truck despatches created from a template inherit the route specified on the template.

The truck despatch's route can be based on a predefined truck despatch route, or created for the individual truck despatch.

The route can have route points and route markers:

  • Route points are used for recording planned and actual arrival and departure times and all loading and unloading activities at a location. A location can only be added once to a route. Points from a predefined route have a route symbol above the point in the route diagram.
  • Route markers can only be used for recording planned and actual arrival and departure times.

When using a predefined route, the default planned times in the route plan consider the duration time and travel time estimates of the route. For example, if the loading point has a loading duration of 30 minutes, the planned arrival date is the current time, and the planned departure time is 30 minutes later.

When creating an individual route, or adding points or markers to a predefined route, the default planned time of the first point or marker is the current time. Additional points and markers are added at one second intervals. The planned arrival dates (or actual arrival dates if entered) must be in sequence before saving the despatch.

Security Note: You need the Allow truck despatch route plan modifications security right in the Truck domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

  1. Open the Truck Despatch.
  2. To add a predefined truck route via the context menu:
    1. Right-click in the Route field group and select Add » Add Route from the menu.
    2. Expand the Routes tree and select the truck route.
  3. To add a predefined truck route via the Solution Explorer:
    1. Select the Transport panel in the Solution Explorer.
    2. Expand the Routes node.
    3. Drag the truck route into the Route field group.
  4. To add a route point via the context menu:
    1. Right-click in the Route field group and select Add » Add Location from the menu.
    2. Expand the Business Areas tree and select the truck location.
  5. To add a route point via the Solution Explorer:
    1. Select the Supply Chain panel in the Solution Explorer.
    2. Expand the Supply Chain » Business Areas node.
    3. Drag the truck location into the Route field group.
  6. To add a route marker, right-click in the Route field group and select Add » Add Marker from the menu.
  7. To change the order of route points or route markers:
    1. Right-click a route point or route marker and select Shift Route Point Left or Shift Route Point Right from the menu.
    2. Adjust the Arrival Date - Planned or Arrival Date - Actual of the route points and route markers so that they are in sequence.
  8. Click Save.