¶ System Settings - Overview
The Overview tab covers:
- Reservation schedule display
- Long-term overview and gatehouse security
- Miscellaneous settings and colour highlighting of statuses
Looking for reservation freeze? Reservation time limits (Minimum lead time, Maximum lead time and Editing cut-off) are now configured on the Workflow tab, in the Creating a reservation and Editing a reservation boxes. For a detailed description, see the Reservation time limits guide .
¶ Overview (1)
Reservation duration display mode
Determines how reservation blocks are visually rendered in the schedule. The option Expand only too short reservation enlarges short blocks to a minimum readable height while keeping all others proportional to their duration.
Time header cell duration
Granularity of the time axis in the reservation overview - for example, 15 min means each division represents 15 minutes. A smaller interval increases display accuracy but also increases the overall size of the schedule.
Time slot interval in overview
Minimum length of a single time slot shown in the overview. Determines how narrow the shortest block on the timeline can be.
Resource width in overview
Width of the column for each resource (dock) in the overview. The auto setting adapts to the available screen space; a fixed pixel value ensures consistent display regardless of screen resolution.
Time slot height in overview
Height of a single reservation block in the overview. A larger value makes text inside the block easier to read; a smaller value displays more reservations at once.
Header height (resource name)
Height of the column header showing the resource or dock name. A larger value allows longer names or more information to be displayed in the header without being cut off.
Display reservation colors by
Determines the colouring scheme for reservation blocks in the overview. The options Process status - mode 1 through mode 10 all colour blocks by the same workflow states (pending approval, carrier arrived, processing in progress/completed, carrier departed, did not arrive...) - the modes differ only in colour palette, not in what they colour by. The Requested action option, by contrast, colours blocks by the type of operation - Loading / Unloading / Unloading+Loading / Other - rather than by workflow state.
Skip weekends when clicking days forward/backward
When navigating by day, Saturday and Sunday are skipped - a forward step from Friday goes directly to Monday. Useful for operations that do not work on weekends.
Hide non-working hours
Hides hours outside working time in the daily view of the overview. Reduces the height of the schedule and focuses attention on active time periods.
¶ Long-term overview (2)
Minimal resource row height
Minimum height of a single row (resource/dock) in the long-term overview. A larger value ensures readable display even when there are few events in the row.
Overview event height
Height of a single event block in the long-term overview. A smaller value displays more events at once within a single row.
Overview cell represents X hours
The width of one cell in the long-term overview corresponds to this number of hours. A value of 0.5 means each cell represents 30 minutes - the lower the value, the finer the time resolution.
Overview cell width
Physical width in pixels of a single time cell in the long-term overview. A larger value makes labels inside the cells easier to read.
Reservations are loaded dynamically using scrollbars
When scrolling through the overview, reservations are loaded progressively (lazy loading) rather than all at once. Improves performance for operations with a large number of reservations or a long time range.
Allow end user to display long-term overview
Makes the Long-term Overview tab accessible to regular users (carriers). When disabled, this view is available to administrators and internal staff only.
Hide weekend
Hides Saturday and Sunday in the long-term overview. Reduces the width of the schedule and keeps the focus on working days.
Hide non-working hours
Hides time cells outside working hours in the long-term overview. Narrows the display to the relevant part of the day.
¶ Gatehouse security (3)
Show the Gatehouse security page
Turns the Gatehouse security page in the application menu on or off. The page is visible only to users who are not end users, and only at branch offices where vehicle arrival or departure at the gate is tracked. When turned off, the two options below are hidden as well.
Filter overview of gatehouse security by branch offices
Applies only when “Show the Gatehouse security page” is enabled
The gatehouse view shows only reservations assigned to the same branch as the gatehouse. Prevents a gate operator from seeing reservations from other locations.
The gatehouse view shows only reservations assigned to the same branch as the gatehouse. Prevents a gate operator from seeing reservations from other locations.
Display reservation colors by
Applies only when “Show the Gatehouse security page” is enabled
Colour differentiation mode for reservations in the gatehouse view. Simplified uses fewer colours for a cleaner display - suitable for gate operators who do not need detailed status differentiation.
Colour differentiation mode for reservations in the gatehouse view. Simplified uses fewer colours for a cleaner display - suitable for gate operators who do not need detailed status differentiation.
¶ Miscellaneous (4)
Allow the end user to view the "Overview Reality"
Makes the Actual Overview tab (comparison of actual arrivals against the plan) accessible to regular users. Carriers or customers can then monitor plan fulfilment without administrator access.
Break line and color sender/recipient in reservations overview
Displays the sender and receiver on a new line with colour coding inside reservation blocks in the overview. Helps quickly identify the parties to a shipment without opening the reservation detail.
Display reservation status icons
Displays icons for the current workflow state (arrival, loading, departure) directly inside reservation blocks in the overview. Allows monitoring transport status without opening the detail.
Enable dynamic size status icons
Status icons adapt to the size of the reservation block - they shrink for short reservations and display fully for longer ones. Prevents icons from overlapping text in the overview.
Enable active icons (click through for details)
Clicking a status icon in the overview opens the reservation detail or performs the corresponding action. Without this setting, icons are informational only and non-clickable.
Show note icon in overview
Displays a small icon on a reservation block when a note is attached to it. Allows quick identification of reservations with a comment without opening the detail.
Show attachments icon in overview
Displays a small icon on a reservation block when files are attached to it. Makes it immediately visible which reservations have uploaded documentation.
Enable Drag & Drop reservations
Allows reservations to be moved in the overview by dragging them to a different time or a different dock. A quick way to reschedule without having to open the reservation form.
Drag & Drop only on same gate
Restricts dragging to time changes within the same dock - a reservation cannot be dragged to a different dock. Prevents accidental reassignment to another resource.
Enable Drag and Drop after carrier has arrived
By default, dragging is disabled once the carrier has arrived. Enabling this option removes that restriction and allows rescheduling even while a vehicle is being served.
Display statistics in reservation overview
Displays rotating statistics in the header of the reservation overview - for example dock occupancy or vehicle counts. Allows monitoring workload without switching to a different view. The type of statistics shown is configured by the Stats rotator type option below.
Stats rotator type
Applies only when “Display statistics in reservation overview” is enabled
Determines which statistics appear in the header rotator. With resource capacity shows the current occupancy of each dock relative to its capacity.
Determines which statistics appear in the header rotator. With resource capacity shows the current occupancy of each dock relative to its capacity.
Statistics rotator switchover time
Shown only for the types “With resource capacity (from Xth hour previous day)” and “With resource capacity (from Xth hour selected day)”
The hour (0–24) from which the rotator calculates resource capacity usage - either on the previous day or on the selected day, depending on the chosen type.
The hour (0–24) from which the rotator calculates resource capacity usage - either on the previous day or on the selected day, depending on the chosen type.
Limit the creation of reservations when using the capacity of resources
Prevents creating a new reservation on a resource (dock) that has reached its maximum capacity. The threshold is set using the Maximum allowed resource capacity field below.
Maximum allowed resource capacity (percents)
Applies only when “Limit the creation of reservations when using the capacity of resources” is enabled
The occupancy percentage at which the system will refuse to create another reservation on a given resource. A value of 100 means full capacity. A lower value keeps an operational buffer for unplanned arrivals.
The occupancy percentage at which the system will refuse to create another reservation on a given resource. A value of 100 means full capacity. A lower value keeps an operational buffer for unplanned arrivals.
Display full name of properties in Reservation Overview
Displays full company and resource names in the overview instead of truncated text. Suitable for operations with short names or screens with sufficient width.
¶ Highlight in reservations overview (5)
This section contains more colour-highlight rules than are visible in the screenshot. The options below cover the main settings; additional highlight options may be available in the application.
Highlight long waiting carriers
Visually highlights reservation blocks where the carrier has been waiting to be served longer than the configured threshold. Alerts staff to a vehicle that has been standing too long.
Highlight if carrier waits more than
Time threshold that triggers the waiting carrier highlight. Once the configured time (e.g. 0 hr 15 min) has elapsed, the reservation block changes colour in the overview.