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Managing Depots and Starting Locations

Andrew Dotto Updated by Andrew Dotto

Depots can be used to identify Static locations of reference.  They can be used in conjunction with the Working Hours Calendar when attempting to Schedule Jobs to best understand the impact of Travel across your Sectors and to give the correct travel time between jobs.

To create a depot, click the Add button

Field Name

Description

ID

This is prepopulated with a unique identifier automatically but it can be changed if needed. This is a mandatory field and cannot be left blank

Name

Also a mandatory field and this is the friendly name given to the Depot

Description

A description field for the Depot

Agency

You can select which agency you wish to attach the Depot to.

Use for route depatrure and arrivals

This is a Yes/No selection which defaults to No. Selecting Yes will ensure that the routes which this Depot is linked to on the Working hours calendars start and end at the depot address rather than the worker home address.

Address

The usual address information can be added. The only required field however is the PostCode field which cannot be left blank. Once entered Ensure that the postcide is validated using the Validate button.

Opening Hours

If the checkbox is selected an opening hours calendar will appear. Checking the relevent days and assigning opening hours will ensure the Depot is only open between those hours on that day.

Manage Breaks

The Manage breaks button will allow for breaks in between those opening hours to be populated. For By Clicking the + button you can add multiple breaks for that day. Clicking the Save button will apply the break to that day in the calendar.

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