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Zone List

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The Zone List screen is where you can create and configure your zones.

This is a useful way of breaking up areas into different sections, which makes the dispatching of work smoother and allows your operators to clearly see where your bookings and vehicles are.

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To access this screen:

  1. Click on Zone List from the Dispatch > Zones dropdown menu.

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Live mode

In this mode, you can view the live configuration of your zones.

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To switch to Live Mode:

  1. Click on the Live Mode button in the top left. 

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Draft mode

In this mode, you can view and edit your zone configuration as a draft, and then apply this draft to live.

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To switch to Draft Mode:

  1. Click on the Draft Mode button in the top left. 

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Create a new draft

To create a new draft configuration:

  1. Click on the New Draft button.

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Note: When you create a new draft, the current draft will be overridden and any changes made will apply to all zone areas. (e.g. Zone Maker, Zone List, Backup Zones,...)

Apply a draft to live

To apply your new draft to the live configuration:

  1. Click on the Apply Draft to Live button.

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The live zone configuration will now be replaced with the latest draft configuration. 

Add a zone

To add a new zone:

  1. Click on the Add button on the right-hand side. 

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  2. Enter the required details (marked with an asterisk *) within each tab.

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  3. Then click Create.

Zone Details

The Zone Details tab is where you'll want to enter the basic details for the zone.

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  • Active: Toggle to enable or disable the zone.
  • Colour: Toggle to add a unique colour to identify the zone.
  • Name: Enter the zone name in full.
  • Descriptor: Enter a unique descriptor such as a short name or abbreviation for your zone (E.g. HG for Heald Green).
  • Booking Company: Select which company the zone is used with.
  • MDT Zone ID: Enter an MDT Zone ID that a driver's terminal will use to identify each zone.
  • Average ETA For Mobile Apps (mins): Set the average ETA in minutes for this zone.
  • Included In The Broadcast: Enable to include this zone when broadcasting zone information. 

Configuration

The Configuration tab allows you to configure how the zone behaves.

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  • Bidding Mode: Select if drivers can bid for jobs from or for this zone.
  • Bid Mode For Zone: Select how the system will handle bids from drivers for this zone. 
  • Zone Type: Select which type of zone it is.
  • Maximum Bidding Distance For Zone: Set the maximum bidding distance for allowing drivers to bid for jobs in this zone.
  • Delay Bid Allocation Time: Set how long a job must be active in this zone before it can be bid on. 
  • Soon To Clear Backup Zones: Set how many backup zones will be considered for jobs with a pickup in this zone. 
  • Soon To Clear Time: When a driver is in this zone and has used the soon-to-clear command, set how long they can be in the 'Soon to Clear' status, before being returned to 'Busy'.
  • Force Replot Before Clearing: Enable to force a driver to replot their location before clearing.
  • Replot Here If No Job: If a driver has no job, replot them in this zone. 
  • Use Clear Out Of Range Tolerance: If enabled, drivers will be unable to clear from jobs that have a destination within this zone, if they are outside of the set range tolerance. 
  • Delay Backup Zones Allocation Time: Set how long the system will wait before re-allocating active jobs in this zone to available backup zones. 
  • Extra Queue Positions: Set how many extra queue positions a vehicle may have for other zones, while in this zone (E.g. 0-2).

Geolocation Settings

The Geolocation Settings tab contains additional settings for allowing plotting in the zone. 

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  • Permit Auto Plot In: Enable to allow drivers to be automatically replotted into this zone. 
  • Permit Auto Plot Out: Enable to allow drivers to be automatically replotted out of this zone. 
  • Permit Manual Plot In: Enable to allow drivers to manually replotted themselves in this zone. 
  • Permit Manual Plot Out: Enable to allow drivers to manually replotted themselves out of this zone. 
  • Auto Plot Tolerance (m): Set how far in metres from the zone centre, that the Auto Plot can plot vehicles in this zone. 
  • Manual Plot In Tolerance: Set how far in metres from the zone centre, that a driver must be within to manually plot into this zone. 

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