Dispatch: Advanced Data Setup

Plants

• Set Color

Normally lighter colors will display best. Verify color setup will work well with remote desktop systems.

• Set Plant Type to Dispatch - Concrete
• Setup Critical Time fields

Job Setup Time

Batch Setup

Batch Load

Plant Wash

Job Wash

• Setup Batch Mix

This is the dummy product code that is sent to batch controls when a NonMix product is used on line 1 of a ticket

• Setup Plant Open and Close Times

This will be used in future Roll Forward handling for multi-day orders.

Products

• Verify that Plant_NO is setup
• Verify correct Product Base. (Advanced - See Updating the Product Base)
• Set the Product Type for all mixes to CONCRETE MIX

(The default Product Type should be setup in Product Class Maintenance)

• Set up Default Quantities for all non mix products. See Setting up Default Quantities to Optimize Dispatch

System Options to Review

• Product Lookup Option: 2= Show only Job Prices (Optional)
• Show Only COD Prices

Note: These options are setup by the Installer.

See Also:

Dispatch Time Definitions