Routing has been improved by better utilizing point-to-point SLR travel
distances and timings along with travel statistics. Subscribers of Oracle
Field Service Enterprise Cloud Service have the option to limit the
travel time for a resource to reach an activity.
You can control travel time through the Routing Plan.
With improved Travel time section of the routing plan settings, you
can add the option to choose the optimization type and set distance
limits.
To control Travel time
- Open the Routing Plan. Scroll down to display the Travel time settings.
- Choose either time or distance depending the routing plan
settings as follows:
You can minimize summary travel if some specific activities
are getting long travel or some activities are left unassigned and
summary travel may be increased. This enables you to limit the amount
of travel time or distance a resource can spend travelling for any
one activity. This results in fewer assigned activities and less optimal
routes, but eliminates any travel that is beyond the specified amount
of time or distance.
- Check the following fields and enter the time limit in
minutes and the distance limit in miles:
- Avoid travel longer than __ minutes
- Avoid travel longer than __ miles
Note: If no value is set in the in the Individual travel limit, minutes field, it will use a default value, 240 minutes.
Similarly if no value is set in the in the Individual travel limit, kilometers field, it will use a default value, 200 kms.