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📦 About Transports
Transports represent a holistic approach to managing transport processes on the Orbit platform, and function as an umbrella term for all logistical processes that can be modelled using a custom combination of our core objects Orders
, Shipments
, Tours
, and/or Offers
. This concept allows for a flexible framework, catering to the specific needs of diverse transport- and delivery processes.
TransportShape and TransportComposer are core tools for working with Transports.
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TransportShapes allow you to define the structure of a transport and adapt it to the specific needs of your organisation. For example, a TransportShape could define a specific pricing, a specific vehicle class, a minimum width of time windows, make certain fields mandatory or impose specific geographical restrictions.
TransportShapes act as the backbone for the TransportComposer, defining their structure and content.
From localisable labels to custom validations – a TransportShape encapsulates a wide array of information to define exactly how you want your Transports to look like.
In many cases, transport processes within an organisation differ considerably from one another. For example, long-haul transports have different requirements and structures than short-haul transports. To take this into account, you can create any number of TransportShapes.
<aside> ☝ TransportShapes help to achieve high data quality - the prerequisite for optimal working with Orbit. For this reason, it is advisable to create a sufficient number of TransportShapes with sufficiently strict rules and specifications.
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These TransportShape configuration options are currently available:
Order
, Shipment
, and/or Tour
.<aside> 💡 Imagine you work at a logistics company and aim to swiftly generate quotes for standard transports within your primary operating region. Your objective is to allow operators to quickly input essential data during numerous daily client calls, facilitating the rapid dispatch of preliminary quotes.
To accomplish this, you would craft a new TransportShape incorporating only the vital fields, such as pickup and drop-off locations and dates, equipped with sensible default values, thereby eliminating unnecessary fields. This TransportShape is designed to solely produce offers, without generating any shipments or tours.
Through MissionControls workbench settings, you may now add a button to the navigation side bar that launches a TransportComposer with this specific TransportShape.
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