Create Multiple Service Trips

Security Note: You need the Allow new barge despatch from template security right in the Despatches user group security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

1. Open the Barge Explorer.
2. Right-click in the Timetable tab and select Create Multiple Despatches from the menu.

   The Multiple Despatch Creation (Service Trips) screen displays.

3. Select one or more Template Type from the service trip templates defined on the Transport panel of the Solution Explorer.

   Each selected template displays in the Despatch Details table.

4. Select whether to Clear selected templates when despatches are created.
5. Complete the following fields for each template.
   • Number of Despatches
   • Start Date—ETA of the first service trip.
   • Offset—For subsequent service trips. Must be greater than 0.
   • Offset Unit—Select from days, hours and minutes.
6. Click Create Despatches.
7. Confirm the multiple service trip creation.
8. Update the ETA (Source) and ETA (Destination) for each service trip if required.
9. To add despatch orders to a service trip:
   1. Select the service trip in the Created Despatches table.
   2. Right-click in the Despatch Orders table and select Add Despatch Order from the menu.

      The Despatch Order Search screen displays.

   3. See Add a Despatch Order to a Despatch for activity steps and additional required security rights.
10. To clear the Created Despatches table, right-click in the table and select Clear from the menu.

    Note: The despatches are not deleted.

11. Click Save.

    Note: If the Service Trip status definition exists, the service trips are assigned the initial status. This status definition controls whether the service trips are editable and selectable. See Status Definitions.