Mission creation

Createapickup-deliveryjob

Build a mission that includes pickup and delivery locations, time windows, durations, capacity fields, skills, and priority.

8-12 minutesBeginnerpickup delivery job tutorial

Scenario

A dispatcher needs to plan a job where the driver must pick up goods before delivering them.

What you will do

Create a new mission.
Choose pickup-delivery mission type.
Add pickup details.
Add delivery details.
Set durations and time windows.
Add capacity, skill, and priority fields.

Before you start

Pickup and delivery addresses or coordinates.
Expected pickup and delivery windows.
Required vehicle skill or capacity details.

Example inputs

Pickup location and delivery location.
Pickup duration: 8 minutes.
Delivery duration: 10 minutes.
Required skill: refrigerated or fragile, only if matching vehicle skills exist.

Steps

01

Open missions or distributions.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

02

Select branch and date.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

03

Create a new mission.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

04

Choose pickup-delivery.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

05

Enter pickup address and coordinates.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

06

Enter pickup time window and duration.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

07

Enter delivery address and coordinates.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

08

Enter delivery time window and duration.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

09

Add item count, weight, volume, required skills, and priority.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

10

Save the mission.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

11

Confirm it appears as a pickup-delivery mission.

Complete this step before moving to the next workflow state.

Success checklist

Mission type is pickup-delivery.
Pickup and delivery locations are both complete.
Time windows are valid.
Required skills match at least one active vehicle if optimization will use them.

Common mistakes

Pickup and delivery coordinates are swapped.

Pickup time window starts after delivery time window.

Required skill does not exist on any active vehicle.

Pickup duration is left blank when service time matters.

Ready for the next dispatch step?

Continue with optimize a day of deliveries.