Select Activities on Dispatch Console Map by Drawing a Polygon

You can select not-assigned and non-scheduled activities from the Dispatch Console map by drawing a polygon on the map. You can assign the activities thus selected by dragging and dropping them, or by using the Move option.

  1. Select a bucket or a group in the resource tree.
  2. Navigate to the Dispatch Console map and select 'Show non-scheduled'.
  3. Click the lasso icon.
    The application switches to drawing mode and the message, 'Outline area to select activities' is displayed on top of the map.
  4. Draw an enclosed shape using the lasso.
    The activities located inside the shape are displayed in the right panel on the map. All clustered activities are selected as well. Route activities (or scheduled activities) are not considered for selection. You can select up to 1,000 activities using the lasso. Activities in the right panel are ordered according to their priority set in the Non-scheduled and Not assigned activities map markers section on the Business Rules page. In addition, markers, if any, are shown for the activities in the right panel.
  5. To select the activities for further action, click the required check boxes in the right panel.
    The number and total duration of the selected activities is displayed on top of the panel. You can perform these functions with the selected activities:
    1. Drag and drop the activity to a resource on the resource tree.
    2. Click Move to move the activities.
  6. To exit the drawing mode, close the message.