There are 2 ways to create the stops for your deliveries:
Manual Addition Of Stops
To manually add the stops of your deliveries, kindly perform the following steps:
Step 1: Click on Calendar
Step 2: Select the date of your choice
Step 3: Click Add Stop
Step 4: Enter Date, Name, and Address
*Locate the address with map marker if needed by clicking Search or dragging the Map marker.
- Kindly refer to the following links for more information
- How To Use Vehicle Type For Your Special Deliveries
- How To Add Depot
- How To Set Time Windows
- How To Set Vehicle Capacity
Step 5: Click Save to return to the summary page.
Please repeat Steps 3 to 5 to create two more stops.
Step 6: Click on “Plan & Optimize”
Once the planning is completed, the rows will turn pale green, with the relevant information such as Run, Seq and ETA being generated.
The Run will correspond to the route planned for the driver.
The Seq refers to the Sequence/Order of the stop in the run. Your driver may follow this sequence number to perform the optimized delivery.
Step 7: To export the data out, you may click on the Export button, and select Export to CSV.
Step 8: To view the locations of the stops on the map, click on Map > Select a run number.
The optimized route would be shown in the map below
Importing Of CSV File To Create Stops
If you happen to have a CSV file for upload, you may choose to upload it for the creation of Stops.
Click to download ElasticRoute Sample CSV Template
Step 1: Prepare a CSV file
For example:
| Name | Address 1 | Address 2 | Address 3 | City | State | Postal Code | Country | Latitude | Longitude | Weight Load | Volume Load | Seating Load | Service Time | Depot | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suntec City | 3 Temasek Blvd | Singapore | Singapore | 038983 | Singapore | 1.2946918 | 103.859158 | ||||||||
| Singapore Expo | 1 Expo Dr | Singapore | Singapore | 486150 | Singapore | 1.3352329 | 103.959893 | ||||||||
| Junction 8 | 9 Bishan Pl | Singapore | Singapore | 579837 | Singapore | 1.35059015 | 103.848745 |
*Required fields: Name and Address.
Please note that the Name is a unique identifier, it can be used to represent your D.O. No.
If possible, kindly provide the Latitude and Logitude of your stop.
If the Latitude and Longitude are not provided, the software will attempt to geocode and locate the address input.
If you wish to rename the headers of your CSV file, please refer to How To Customize The Fields For CSV Import/Export.
Step 2: Click on Import > Import from CSV
Step 3: Upon uploading the CSV, please wait for the address wordings to turn blue as per shown below, indicating that the addresses had been geo-coded (i.e. converted to a pair of GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude).
If the wordings remain in red after a long period of time, kindly click on the Edit icon to the right-hand side to manually locate the address.
Step 4: Click on “Plan & Optimize”
Once the planning is completed, the rows will turn pale green, with the relevant information such as Run, Seq and ETA being generated.
The Run will correspond to the route planned.
The Seq refers to the Sequence/Order of the stop in the run. Your driver may follow this sequence number to perform the optimized delivery.
Step 5: To export the data out, you may click on the Export button.
Step 6: To view the locations of the stops on the map, click on Map > Select Run.
The optimized route would be shown in the map below.
