A route template is a reusable blueprint for your routes: when they start and end, where they start and end, and how much they can carry. Set it up once, and Routific uses it every time you schedule.
Shift time: when your driver's day starts and ends (for example, 09:00 to 17:00).
Start and end locations: your depot, warehouse, or wherever drivers begin and finish. If drivers come back to where they started, check Use same location for end address.
Tags: match orders to the right routes, like refrigerated orders to your refrigerated van. Learn about tags.
Capacity: the most a route can carry. That can be boxes, meals, or simply a cap on orders per route. Learn about loads and capacities.
Number of routes: enter a number if you always run the same number of routes. Leave it blank and Routific creates the fewest routes needed for your orders, which is handy when your volume changes day to day.
Click the Route preferences icon (the sliders) in the left-hand navigation, then choose Route templates.
If you’ve already created templates, you’ll see all your templates here with their shift time, locations, capacity, tags, and number of routes.
If you haven’t created a template yet or want to create a new one, click + Add template, give it a name, fill in the fields, then click Create. Only the name and shift time are required.
Check Active on each template you want Routific to use when it creates routes. Uncheck it to keep the template for later without using it.
Click the pencil icon, make your changes, then click Save. To remove a template, click the trash icon.
Click Done when you're finished. Changes only apply to routes you schedule from now on. Routes that are already scheduled stay as they are.
On the scheduling screen, choose Automatically create routes, then click Schedule. Routific builds your routes from your active templates and optimizes them. Walk through the full flow in how to optimize and schedule routes.
Learn more about rules and constraints.
