Supply Chain › Maps & Geography
Geofences
An area on the map that means something: a customer site, a depot yard, a low emission zone. Crossing one says the truck has arrived without anybody telephoning to ask.
Where to find it
- Module: Supply Chain
- Group: Transportation
- Section: Maps & Geography
- Screen: Geofences
Address in the console: /scm/geofences
List · 9 columns · 13 fields on its form · 3 of them required
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Code | code |
| Name | Text | name |
| Type | Status | fence_type |
| Shape | Status | shape |
| Around | Text | place_name |
| Radius m | Number | radius_m |
| On entering | Status | on_enter |
| On leaving | Status | on_exit |
| Active | Yes or no | is_active |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code required | Text | ||
| Name required | Text | ||
| Type required | Choice | Configuration list | |
| Shape | Choice | circle, polygon | |
| Around place | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Centre latitude | Number | ||
| Centre longitude | Number | ||
| Radius (m) | Number | ||
| Polygon | Text | An ordered list of [latitude, longitude] pairs. A circle is one comparison and is what almost every arrival event actually needs. | |
| On entering | Choice | none, notify, arrive_stop, start_detention, alert | |
| On leaving | Choice | none, notify, depart_stop, stop_detention, alert | |
| Active | Yes or no | ||
| Notes | Long text |
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.