Last Update: January 26, 2015

Route Name

The name of the delivery route. To change the route name, simply edit the field. Route names can be long or short and can consist of numbers, letters, and special characters.

The route name you enter here is also displayed on the Place Maintenance dialog's Delivery tab.

Special Instructions

A free-form text field where you can note any details pertaining to the route. This field is included in the delivery-route reports (Truck Delivery Sheet and Truck Route Plan.

Available Stops

Lists all polling places in your system and the delivery routes to which they are assigned. The notation <unassigned> indicates the place is not currently a stop on any delivery route.

Use the right and left arrows to assign stops to the current route by moving the place name from Available Stops to Stops on this Route.

A place can only be assigned to one delivery route at a time. If a place is already assigned to another delivery route, and you assign it to the current delivery route, it is automatically removed from the other route.

Places that are designated as an Unused Place on the Place Maintenance dialog are not included in the list.

Stops on this Route

Lists the places assigned as stops on the current delivery route.

Use the up and down arrows to reorder the sequence of the stops.

Each stop has an internal sequence number indicating its position in the list of stops. This sequence number is displayed on the  Place Maintenance dialog's Delivery tab.

Accept Changes

Closes the dialog and returns you to the Delivery Routes dialog, with the new routes displayed. Note that you must click Save on the Delivery Routes dialog to save any new route assignments to the database.

Discard Changes

Throws away any changes you've made in this session of the dialog, including modifications to the route name, route info, and stops.