Tours

The Tours view shows the tours of a period as an interactive timeline. Each tour or vehicle is displayed as a horizontal row on which the individual stops and transport points are entered along the timeline. This gives dispatchers and supervisors a quick overview of the planned and actual progress of the tours and lets them examine individual tours, stops and routes in detail.

1. Navigation

Monitoring › List (formerly Assignments)

2. Tour timeline

The main part of the view is an interactive timeline. Each row corresponds – depending on the selected grouping mode – to a tour or a vehicle. The associated stops or transport points are entered as elements along the horizontal timeline.

• The timeline shows the course of the day; periods without operation (e.g. night hours) are hidden according to the tour calculation settings, so that the relevant working hours are displayed clearly.
• The view serves solely for display and evaluation; the elements cannot be moved on the timeline by drag and drop.
• When a filter is changed, the timeline is reloaded automatically.

Zoom and viewport

The displayed time section can be adjusted using the zoom buttons:

• Zoom in / Zoom out: The visible time range is narrowed or widened step by step.
• Fit: Sets the viewport so that the entire currently filtered range is visible at a glance.

3. Date range filter

The date range filter (from/to) defines which period is displayed on the timeline. After applying, the timeline updates automatically.

Note: The selectable period is limited (a maximum of roughly two months). The detailed display of the individual stops is designed for periods of up to three days; for longer ranges the view serves primarily for an overview.

The most recently selected date range is saved and restored the next time the view is opened.

4. Search and group filter

Quick search

The search field can be used to restrict the display to tours that match the entered search term. After entering the term and confirming with the Enter key, the timeline is updated.

Group context

Which tours are displayed depends on the currently selected client group. If the active group is changed via the global group switcher, the timeline reloads automatically.

The "Current group only" option can be used to restrict the display to tours of the currently selected group. If the option is disabled, the tours of the accessible subgroups are also taken into account.

Note: The "Current group only" option is not available for subcontractor groups.

5. Advanced order search

The toggle for the advanced search can be used to show and hide an additional search panel. This allows several search criteria to be combined into a composite filter. The timeline then shows only those tours that contain shipments matching the criteria.

1. Open the panel via the toggle.
2. Enter the desired search criteria.
3. Apply the filter – the timeline is restricted accordingly.

If an advanced filter is active, this is indicated by a filter marker ("chip"). The associated delete icon can be used to remove the advanced filter again at any time.

6. Display options

The display options can be used to control what is shown on the timeline and how. The selected settings are saved and restored the next time the view is opened.

Point type

Grouping

Overnight tours

The moon toggle includes tours that run past midnight in the display.

Sub-rows (subgroups)

The multiple selection for sub-rows can be used to define the criteria by which the elements within a row are further subdivided.

7. Tour details

Clicking on a tour row or its label opens a detail window with all stops or transport points of the respective tour.

• Depending on the selected point type, the stops or the transport points of the tour are listed.
• Individual stops can be edited directly from the detail window. After saving, the timeline is updated automatically.

Note: If, when the view is opened, the selected period contains exactly one tour with a focused transport point, its tour details are opened automatically.

8. Stop details and tooltips

Stop details

A double-click on an element of the timeline opens the detail view:

• For a single stop, its details are displayed – including associated documents.
• If the element refers to several points, the tour details (see Section 7) are opened instead.

Tooltips

When hovering over an element with the mouse, a tooltip is displayed that loads the most important information about the element:

• Over a tour, summarising tour information is displayed.
• Over a stop, the information about the respective stop is displayed.

Related transport points that belong to the same sub-row are highlighted in the process.

9. Map view and driver logbook

Show tour on the map

The location icon on a vehicle or tour row can be used to open a map window that displays the route of the tour. The planned route is drawn on the map; the selected stop is in focus.

Driver logbook

Clicking on the driver name opens the logbook of the respective driver.

Tour status

The status of each tour is shown via an icon on the row:

For each vehicle row – if stored – the vehicle photo is displayed; otherwise a placeholder appears.

10. Notes

• The Tours view is a pure monitoring and evaluation view. The actual planning and assignment of tours takes place in the dispatching.
• Which functions are available may depend on the configuration of the client and the permissions of the logged-in user.