Job Screen

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Last updated: Jun 18, 2024
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Section Control

The Job screen is sectioned into five concertinas:- Details, Addresses, Route Summary, Financial and Job Documents (as shown in the image at the top of the page).

when opening the job Screen these can be left expanded or Closed by showing the Pin Icon, or the Close Icon on the right of the concertina.

 

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Creating a job - Minimum Requirement

The absolute minimum requirement for a Job is to have a Customer and one Address.

If automatically pricing Jobs then you will need to include a Vehicle Type and, if required, a Service Type

 

 

Creating a Job - Advanced

Top Concertina (Details)

  • Customer - This is the customer that you are doing the Job on behalf of, clicking into this field will show a list of image-20240524-155342.png all current customers or image-20240524-155409.png account customers only, select the customer from the drop down list.

you can also create a Quote for a new customer simply by entering their name, however the customer account that is created will need to be updated before you can create a Job.

  • Customer PO / Ref - These fields are for entering the customer purchase order and the customer reference respectively.

  • Booking Depot - If you have multiple Depots set up you can select which Depot is responsible for this Job

  • Load Details - This is a field where you can record basic details of what you are carrying at Job Level

  • Add Details to Invoice - Tick this checkbox to display the Load Details on the invoice

  • Internal Code - This allows you to add a Label to the job for easier recall, usually used when creating Template Jobs

  • Other Details - This is an area where you can record CRM details regarding this Job, Track and Trace details can be added here as well.

  • Add Details to Invoice - Tick this checkbox to display the Other Details on the invoice

  • Vehicle Type/Service - Select the Vehicle type or Service that applies to this Job, this will have an effect on the automatic pricing and available suppliers/drivers.

  • Service Type - This is the 2nd level service type that applies to this Job, this will have an effect on the automatic pricing.

  • Supplier - Use this drop down to assign a Subcontractor that can drive the selected Vehicle

 

 

Extends the 1st concertina to give extra controls

 

  • Job Status - If using Statuses to progress your Jobs, the current Status will show here and can be manually altered using the drop down.

  • Stock Status - Similar to Job Status except showing the current Status of the Stock applied to this Job, this is used mainly with Journease Warehouse.

  • Contact Email - By default all communications regarding the Job will be sent to the Main contact Email for the Customer. You can use this drop down to select an Alternative email to send details to, multiple addresses can be entered by separating them with a semicolon ( ; ).

    • Main Contact

    • Accounts Contact

    • Additional Contact

    • Free Type a different Email Address

  • Vehicle - Used to enter the Vehicle Registration that will be performing this Job, either by selecting from the drop down of your own vehicles, or manually typing a new one.

  • Trailer - Used to enter the Vehicle Registration that will be performing this Job, either by selecting from the drop down of your own vehicles, or manually typing a new one.

  • PDA - Used with Journease Mobile to send the Job to a Mobile Device as opposed to a Vehicle or Driver directly

  • Tail Lift Required - Tick this if the Job requires a Tail Lift, this information will be included in Jobs sent to 3rd party vendors.

  • Driver 1 / 2 - Use this drop down to assign an Employee that are able to drive the selected Vehicle Type

 

2nd Concertina (Addresses)

Buttons

  • Add Address - Used to add a new address (see below)

  • AdHoc Job - Used to create an Ad-Hoc Job (this is an Job with No addresses used, for example, to create Credit Notes, Jobs( other than transport) that needs to be Invoiced

    • A Job can ONLY have Addresses OR AdHoc, not both

  • Settings - Used to apply additional settings for address at Address Level

    • Add Start/End Depots Addresses - this will automatically add your Depot Addresss as the First/Last address in the Job

    • Optimise Stops - Providing you have at least four unique addresses you can select this to optimise the order of the addresses

    • Calculate Times - usually ON by default, this will calculate the times between addresses when calculating the route

    • Show on Live Console - Will make this Job appear on the Live Console

    • Stop Minutes - used to add a set amount of stop minutes to each address

 

 

 

 

 

Address Sub section

  • Address Type - Select from

    • Collection - Self Explanatory

    • Delivery - Self Explanatory

    • Exchange - Going to take an item to an address and bring back the item it is replacing

    • Pickup - Collection g an Item from an address to bring back to your depot

    • No Show - Any address that should be included in the routing and the pricing but is not shown in customer communications

    • Via - Any address that should be included in the routing but is not shown in customer communications

 

 

 

  • Buttons

    • Green Button - Will automatically fill in the Customers main contact address

    • Blue Book - Will open a Modal that shows all previous addressess used for this customer and address type, selecting from this address book will automatically fill out the address details.

    • Blue Binoculars - Postcode lookup, will return a list of addresses around the selected postcode, selecting from this will automatically fill out the address details. (requires 3rd party vendor account)

 

 

 

  • Postcode - Enter the postcode of the address (If Known)

  • ///W3W - What 3 Words, Entering a valid What3Words will fill in the entire address automatically

  • Restricted Access - Tick this to signify that the address has access restricted

  • Is Tripable - Tick this to signify that this address is to be planned onto Trips

  • Booking Time - tick this if the time set against this address is the fixed time All other times will be calculated from this address time, if none are set then Journease will default to the 1st Address as being the booking time.

    • NOTE: Only one address can be set as Booking Time

  • Time - Set the Planned Date and Time for this address

    • If Calculating Times is on then you only need to put the time and date against the 1st Collection or the address set as Booking Time as all other times will be calculated from this.

    • If an address is to be Tripped then this Date and Time will be irrelevant at Creation Time as it will be updated and determined by the Trip.

  • Window - This can be used to set a Time Window start and End between which the address is expected to be completed.

  • Stop Hrs - This will determine how long the driver is allowed to stop at this address before moving onto the next, this may be used for unloading time, assembly time, etc.

  • Trip # - If this Job address is allocated to a Trip then the Trip number will be displayed here.

  • Address - Three lines for address details to be entered e.g. Drytac House || Filwood Rd || Fishponds

  • City - The City for this address e.g. Bristol

  • Country - The country for this address

    • Note: if the address is outside of the UK then the Country needs to be set before entering the postcode so that it can be geocoded correctly

  • Company - The name of the company, or the individual if not a company

  • Contact - The main contact at the company that you are delivering to/Collecting from

  • Tel No - Contact telephone number for the address

  • Mob no - Contact Mobile Number for the address

  • Email - Contact email for the address

 

 

Extends the 2nd concertina to give extra controls

  • Cc Email / Bcc Email - will allow you to add additional email addresses as Copy / blind Copy espectively

  • Ref #1 - #3 - These are free type fields that can be used for custom details

  • Special Instructions - Used to enter special instructions for this Job Address e.g. Deliver to Back Door, Only open after 9AM, etc

 

Address Requirements Subsection

Use the Green + to add a line, use the red - to remove a selected line

  • Add a line and select the Product Code (If no products are available use the MISC product code)

    • Note: if you have stored products then the following details will be added automatically from your Products table.

  • Product description - A brief description of the Product Item that you are carrying.

  • Auto Create PIDs - Tick this checkbox if you wish Journease to Create a new PID for this item, untick if drawing from stock. (Only available for users of Journease Warehouse)

  • Item Qty - The Number of Items for this product Code (e.g. 2 Beds)

  • Pieces per Item - The number of boxes that make up one item (e.g. 1 Main bed, 1 Headboard = 2 Pieces)

  • Weight / Item - The weight per Item (all pieces) for this Item

  • Estimated Weight - Tick this checkbox if the set weight is an estimate

  • Vol per Item (m³) - The volume of this Item (all pieces)

  • Loading Metres (m²) - The ‘footprint’ of this item (sometimes also used to signify number of ‘SEATS’

  • VM Weight (Kg) - Volumatic Weight

  • Item Length / Width / Height - If n Volume is entered then entering these dimensions will automatically calculate the volume of the item (Note Dimensions are in CM)

Other field in this subsection are only used for Journease Warehouse customers and are explained in the warehouse section.

 

3rd Concertina (Route Summary)

Once addresses have been entered clicking on image-20240603-151811.png will calculate the Route and Times (if required) and will fill in the route summary section.

 

 

 

Map

The Map will show the currently calculated route, clicking on the Map Edit button will allow you to scroll along, zoom in and zoom out of the Map.

  • You can also set addresses from this map: This is handy if a postcode cannot be geocoded e.g. new builds

    • Zoom in to the location of the address

    • Right click on the Building / Road that you are delivering to / Collecting From

    • The address will be automatically calculated and added in the Address Concertina as a new address

 

 

 

Summary - These will be automatically entered when the route is calculated, however they can be manually updated simply be typing a new figure into the field, doing so will lock the adjacent padlock.

Unlocking the padlock will make it available for auto-calculating again

  • Mileage Totals

    • Total Mileage - The Total Miles for all addresses on the Job

    • Loaded Mileage - The Mileage between 1st Collection and Last Delivery

    • Radial Mileage - The Distance between 1st Address and Last Address as the crow flies

  • Address Requirement totals

    • Qty Items - The total number of Items that you are carrying

    • No. Pieces - The total number of Packages that you are carrying

    • Total Kg - The Total Weight of the items that you are carrying

    • Total Volume (m³) - The total Volume that you are carrying

    • Load Mtrs (m²) - The Total Loading Metres (SEATS) that you are carrying

  • Journey Totals

    • Pickups/Drops - The number of Delivery addresses

    • Total Time - The Total Time for the entire Job

Note: If you are using Trips then this information is not required as it will be determined by the Trip(s) that the addresses are planned on to.

 

 

4th Concertina (Finance)

Header

 

  • Non Inv Job - Tick this if the Job Is Not to be Invoiced

    • This will stop the Job from appearing on the Invoice Screen

  • Cost Centre - This should be automatically filled from the Customer record, however it can be overwritten on a Job by Job Basis

    • If manually changed then the Padlock will be locked (red)

    • This MUST be present if you are exporting invoice data to an external accounts package.

  • VAT Code - This should be automatically filled from the Customer record, however it can be overwritten on a Job by Job Basis

  • Currency - This is populated from the Customer record and cannot be changed here

  • Exchange Rate - This is populated by the exchange rate against the selected currency and cannot be changed here

 

 

 

Pre Paid Jobs (non account Customers)

  • Payment Rx’d - Tick here if full payment has been received

  • Payment ref - The payment reference for the transaction

  • Payment date - The date that the last payment was received for this Job

 

Having these details filled in will create an invoice immediately when the Job is created. This invoice can be printed immediately or printed later by using the Drop down next to the Reports Button at the top of the screen

 

 

 

 

  • Apply Rules - If you have rules set against your Jobs Ticking this will run those rules when the Job is SAVED (Default) or unticked if you don't want the rules to run

  • Calculator Icon - Use this to recalculate the Prices and Costs for the Job without recalculating the Route information.

 

 

Left Hand Side (Sales Price)

  • Matrices - Use this to select up to three Price Matrices to calculate the Price

    • These may be automatically populated depending on Customer > Service type > Vehicle Type but can be manually overridden on a Job by Job Basis

  • Lock matrices - Will lock in the current selected matrices in place preventing them from being changed automatically if changing Customer, Vehicle Type or Service Type

  • Include Product Matrix - tick this if you have pricing set against the products which you wish to be included in the overall price.

  • Surcharge - use this to add a percentage surcharge to the Main Sales Price / Main + Additionals

    • This may be automatically populated by default settings but can be manually overridden on a Job by Job Basis

  • Main Sales Price - This is the Main Sales Price as calculated based on:

    • Price Matrices set against the Customer > Service type > Vehicle Type

    • Mileage Rate and Minimal charge set against the Customer > Service type > Vehicle Type

    • Price Matrices set against the Products in the Products Table

    • This can be manually overridden simply by typing a figure into the field (this will lock the padlock -RED)

  • Total Add' Prices - This is the Calculated Total of the additional Prices (see below)

  • Surcharge - This is where the sum of the calculation for the surcharge percentage is entered

    • This can be manually overridden simply by typing a figure into the field (this will lock the padlock -RED)

  • Total Price - The Sum of all of the above

    • Hovering the mouse pointer over this field will show the Price including VAT

 

 

 

Right Hand Side (Jobs Cost)

  • Matrices - Use this to select up to three Price Matrices to calculate the Price

    • These may be automatically populated depending on Supplier> Service type > Vehicle Type but can be manually overridden on a Job by Job Basis

  • Lock matrices - Will lock in the current selected matrices in place preventing them from being changed automatically if changing Customer, Vehicle Type or Service Type

  • Percentage- use this to pay the supplier a percentage of the Main Sales Price / Main + Additionals

    • This may be automatically populated by the settings in the supplier record but can be manually overridden on a Job by Job Basis

  • Main Supp' Cost - This is the Main Supplier Costs as calculated based on:

    • Cost Matrices set against the Supplier > Service type > Vehicle Type

    • Mileage Rate and Minimal charge set against the Supplier > Service type > Vehicle Type

    • This can be manually overridden simply by typing a figure into the field (this will lock the padlock -RED)

  • Vehicle Cost - This is usually governed by a Matrix set against the Vehicle Type

  • Total Add' Costs- This is the Calculated Total of the additional Costs (see below)

  • Total Cost- The Sum of all of the above

  • Total Job Profit - This will show the profit made on this Job (Total price - Total Costs) and the Percentage Margin

  • Supplier invoice - If an invoice has been created (Self Bill) or Matched (Supplier matching) the Invoice number for the main Cost will appear here

 

 

Additional Costs & Charges

  • The Green Plus and Red Minus buttons are used to add or remove a line in the additional costs grid

  • Supplier Name - this will show the current supplier (if one is already added to the job), or can be set to a specific supplier

    • this is used if there is a cost associated with this line.

  • Description - Either free type a description of the additional cost, or select it from the drop down listing items in your Additional Prices & Costs table

  • Price/Price (GBP) - If selecting from the drop down box then these fields will be automatically filled in from the table, however these can be manually altered here

    • If manually entered make sure to tick the Lock Price checkbox to stop the entered price being removed

  • Estimated Cost - If selecting from the drop down box then this field will be automatically filled in from the table, however this can be manually altered here

    • If manually entered make sure to tick the Lock Cost checkbox to stop the entered price being removed

  • Price / Cost Matrices - If selecting from the drop down box then these fields will be automatically filled in from the table, however these can be manually altered here

  • VAT Code - If selecting from the drop down box then this field will be automatically filled in from the table, however this can be manually altered here

  • Additional lines can be added to add multiple additional costs, these will all be summed up and the total shown in the Left Hand and Right hand sections (see above)

 

 

 

 

 

5th Concertina (Job documents)

This concertina will allow you to upload documents to the job as well as view any documents already uploaded or imported via Journease Mobile or CX

 

Upload a Document

  1. Select the document type

    1. Addressphoto - Photo taken at the address

    2. POD - Image of POD documentation

    3. General - General Documents relating to the job

  2. Select the Address to which you would like to attach the document

  3. File Description - Give a meaningful name to the uploaded document, e.g. POD, insurance notes, photo of damage, etc

  4. Click the Choose File button to open your PC folders and navigate to the correct image

    1. These must be .png, .jpg, .jpeg or .pdf document formats

  5. Click Upload to upload the image, or Cancel to cancel the upload

 

 

Available Documents

Once uploaded (or imported from Journease Mobile / CX) the file will appear in a list here

Double Clicking on the file will show you a preview of the document in a new window.

Click on the red image-20240618-143656.png button to remove the document from the job

 

Sending Jobs to Supplier

 

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