Using the Map View

The map view provides tools for graphically managing Stops.

To view Unassigned Stops on the map:

1    Open the Route in the Route Details quadrant using one of the following methods:

·        double-clicking on the Route in the Routes quadrant

·        select the desired Route and from the right-click menu, select Show on Map and Route Details

·        drag and drop the Route from the Routes quadrant to the Route Detail quadrant

2    Ensure that the Map quadrant is visible.

3    Right-click anywhere on the map and from the right-click menu, select Show Unassigned Stops.

Each Unassigned Stop will appear on the map as a purple box with a ”U” in it as shown in the Adding Unassigned Stops Using the Anchor Command.

To add an Unassigned Stop to a Route:

1    Right-click on the Stop before the point in the Route where the Unassigned Stop should be added.

2    Select Anchor from the right-click menu.

3    Click the Unassigned Stop.

A line connects the first Stop selected with the Unassigned Stop.

For screenshots of this process, see Resequencing a Route Using the Anchor Command.

4    Right-click on the Unassigned Stop and select Execute from the right-click menu.

Descartes Routing and Scheduling adds the Stop and renumbers the rest of the Stops on the Route.