The Auto Routing feature in DispatchTrack is an extremely user-friendly, time-saving mechanism to automatically assign stops to a route without having to do each Service Unit manually. Depending on the parameters passed, the stops are assigned to Service Units on the basis of the most highly optimized rou

How do I set the parameters for Auto Routing?

The parameters may be set at two places :

1. In the Admin Tab : Click on the link Advanced Routing. Specify what you would like to be the

• Maximum capacity per Truck - the maximum volume (cube) that may be assigned to each truck
• Maximum Stops per Truck - the maximum number of stops that may be assigned to each truck
• Maximum Pieces per Truck - the maximum number of pieces of items that may be assigned to each truck
• Maximum Amount per Truck - the maximum amount in dollars for the items being assigned to each truck
• Maximum Trip Time Per Truck - the maximum trip-time in minutes that may be assigned to each truck

Having entered these details, the Save button needs to be clicked in order to save the changes.

Alternately, the parameters may also be passed when the actual Auto Routing is initiated, which procedure is described below :

1. In the Routing tab, click on Auto. You know it is selected when the background in the Auto window changes to white.

2. Pick the stops you want to 'auto-route' by pressing the Shift key on the keyboard, and encompassing all the pink diamonds in a rectangle.

3. A random route is created connecting all of the stops.

4. Click on the Route line by clicking on the Route line when the mouse pointer changes to a hand with the index finger pointing.

5. From the popup that appears, select Auto Route.

6. In the Auto Route window that appears, if you would like to re-define the Parameters for the day from the defaults that may have been defined in the Admin tab -> Advanced Routing, enter the details for Max Vol, Max Amt, Max Pcs and Max Stops.

7. Pick the Service Units that you would like the stops to be assigned to and click on the OK button.

8. A popup window appears that says "Calculating" following which you will notice that Routes have been assigned to the selected Trucks.

If the routing cannot be done due to inability to satisfy the parameters, the corresponding error message is displayed.