Introduction
Efficient route planning is essential, but sometimes manual adjustments are necessary—whether it's redistributing workloads or making last-minute changes. That’s where our new Drag & Drop feature comes in.
It allows you to take full control of your routes by moving stops within a route or even between routes – after the route plan has been created. Best of all, built-in guardrails ensure you’re aware of any violations like weight, capacity, time constraints and even tags. The result? Greater flexibility while maintaining operational excellence.
Getting Started
Follow these steps to enable and start using Drag & Drop:
Check Permissions:
Ensure your role includes the “Edit Routeplans” permission.
Go to Organizations in the Mover platform.
Under Roles, click your role to open permission settings and verify that the “Edit Routeplans” permission is enabled.
If you’re unable to check your role's permissions, reach out to your manager for confirmation.
That’s it, simple as that! You’re ready to start customizing routes.
Your Updated Route Plan Interface
The Route Plan page has been redesigned to provide greater flexibility and ease of use. Once you open a Route Plan, you’ll notice an updated interface that enables Drag & Drop functionality.
Here’s what you’ll find:
Route Overview Panel:
Breadcrumbs:
Follow your navigation trail at the top of the interface, ensuring you always know where you are. (See highlighted breadcrumbs in red).
Zoom In and Out:
Adjust the map view to see an overview of all routes or focus on specific stops.
Undo/Redo Buttons:
Quickly revert changes or redo edits with a single click.
(See highlighted options in blue).
Bottom Bar:
View key metrics such as total driving time, distance, weight, and volume in a convenient summary.
(See highlighted options in yellow)
Route Overview on the map:
Visualizes planned routes and stops for easy adjustments.
Stops connected by lines of the same color belong to the same route.
Compare Multiple Stops:
You can compare multiple routes by selecting them while holding Shift.
This will filter the map to display only the selected routes for better visibility.
Navigation Shortcuts:
Arrow Up/Down: Navigate between different routes
Arrow Left/Right: Navigate stops within a single route (after selecting a stop).
Activity Icons for Stops:
Each stop is clearly labeled with icons to indicate its type:
Delivery Stop:
Pickup Stop:
Break Stop:
Charging Stop:
Service Stop:
Return Stop:
Highlighting Stops for Easier Identification:
Deliveries whose Pickup is at the same stop on the route are highlighted with the same color.
This makes it easy to identify which orders are on the vehicle at the same time, since they were picked up together.
Clicking on a delivery stop, will also show you the corresponding pickup:
Clicking on a pickup stop, will show you all the connected deliveries, whose colli will be picked up together:
How to Use Drag & Drop
Move a Stop Within a Route:
Drag a stop to reorder its position in the same route.Drag a Stop to Another Route:
Move a stop from one route to another to balance workloads.Move a Pickup Stop:
Drag and drop a pickup stop to change its position within the route or assign it to a different route.
Note: If you move a pickup stop, all related deliveries will be moved as well.Move a Break Stop:
Adjust the placement of break stops to align with driver schedules.Move Multiple Stops at Once:
Hold Shift and select multiple stops, then drag them together to reorder or reassign them efficiently.
Add an Unscheduled Stop to a Route:
Drag an unscheduled stop into a route to include it in the plan.Delete a Route From the Routeplan:
Move a stop back to the "Unscheduled" section if it no longer fits the route.Empty a Complete Route:
It is possible to move all stops away from one route and either make them unscheduled (by dragging them onto the map) or place them on another route. The empty route can then be deleted by clicking on the trashcan displayed on mouse-over in the field with the route name.
You can also choose to simply delete the unwanted route in one click, by pressing the trashcan icon as explained above. If the route is not empty, all stops will become unscheduled and you can then handle the unscheduled orders afterwards.
When you click to delete a route with stops in it, you will be prompted to confirm the deletion:
When confirming by pressing Delete Route, the stops on the route will be unscheduled and placed in the bottom of the map.In case you regret the deletion, you can still use the “Undo” options afterwards, which will reinstate the route.
Guard Rails and Violations
Violation Alerts:
Red dots will appear on stops or routes if there are issues like overcapacity or timing conflicts.Hover for Details:
Hover over a red dot to see a warning message explaining the problem.Override Violations:
You can manually approve routes with violations when necessary.
Using the route plan created with Drag & Drop
Once you are happy with your Drag and Drop changes, you approve the route. This action will allow the routes to be created as per your specifications. It takes a little time, as visualized by the status supplied in the Approval button after it is activated. The status wil go to “Approving” and count up the no of routes as they are being created.
When the status is displayed as “Approved”, the links to the routes will be available in the Route details page.
Conclusion
With Drag & Drop, you have the flexibility to customize and adapt your routes with ease. This tool empowers you to make quick adjustments, keeping your plans efficient and operations running smoothly.