| Location SectionThis section provides a map view of the engineers and activities
(assigned/unassigned/planned), which helps in easily identifying the location
of the engineer and the activity. ![[...]](../images/service_scheduler_layout_8.png)
You can filter the data to be displayed using the Items To Show
list option. The image displays the filter applied on the engineer and the
service order. Similarly, you can filter the assigned activities, unassigned
activities, and the engineer’s locations that must be displayed on the
map. Location Section – Other Features The Map/Location section displays the pushpins to represent the
engineer, assigned service activity/work order, unassigned service
activity/work order, and planned activity. ![[...]](../images/service_scheduler_layout_9.png)
Pushpin Selections and Zoom - To remove all selections, click on a blank area of the
map.
- Press Shift + Click to select multiple activities.
- When you zoom to a particular location, only the activities
available for the location are displayed.
- To select a region or group of activities, you can also press
CTRL and drag the pointer to create a box over the required region or
activity.
- To zoom to a particular region or activity’s location, press
SHIFT and drag the pointer to create a box over the required area.
- Activities are displayed as pushpins on the map. You can
define the size of the pushpins.
- For a group of activities with the same location address or
the same area or when you zoom out of an area or a location, a single pushpin
represents the region. The pushpin displays the number of activities. For
example, for Germany, a group of 7 unassigned and 9 assigned activities are
displayed. The first part of the pushpin displays the unassigned activities and
the second part displays the assigned activities. You can define the colors for
the pushpin in the User Settings > Map Pushpin section on the Colors
tab.
- Use the Enable Zoom option to zoom in on the activity
address.When this option is cleared, the map remains at the level already
selected by you and you cannot zoom in further.
- Use the Zoom to Fit option to zoom in and view all the
selected activities and engineers.
- Use the Show Convex Hull option to indicate the current work
area of the engineer.
Find Closest Engineer Use this option to locate the engineer closest to the selected
activities. This option is used to calculate the distance and time that the
engineer takes to travel to the location address of the activity. To enable the Closest Engineer option: - Multiple engineers and a single activity must be selected.
Use the SHIFT + Click option or press CTRL and drag to create a box over the
activities and engineers, and view the required details.
The estimated time and distance is populated and an Assign
option is displayed. To assign the engineer, select the Assign option. The
activity is displayed on the Gantt chart. The route to each of the selected
activities is displayed in Blue. Note:
Work order selection is not supported by the Find the closest engineer
functionality
Show Convex Hull Using this functionality, you can view the activities of the
engineer, spread across a geographical area. To view the Convex Hull: - Select the Engineer(s) (in the Gantt section or on the
Map).
- On the map tool bar, select the Convex Hull check box. The
highlighted geographical area displays the location of the activities for the
selected engineer(s) in the Gantt’s time range.
- When you move the Gantt scale, the convex hull realigns the
current activities on the Gantt (for each of the current scale)
chart.
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