Database Structure 

The following diagram depicts the relationships between the Descartes Route Planner Database tables.

The main relationships that must be taken into consideration are:

Order Creation

The affected tables are:

FWOrder

FWOrderLine (1..n)

FWLocation (1..n)

FWLocationWindow (1..n)

FWActivityWindow (1..n)

Every Order created, will generate the following records:

FWActivity

One record for every leg of the order (i.e. double-ended jobs will have two activity records, one for the Pick-up and one for the Delivery).

FWStop

One record for every FWActivity created.

Ü   Note - FWStop.ScheduleKey field will be null if assigned to a Route.

 

Resource creation

The affected Tables are:

FWResource

FWLocation (1..n. Initial and Final stations)

Every resource will generate the following records:

FWRoute

FWStop (1..n. One record for the initial and one for the final station)