The dashboard is a customisable overview of your operations.
The Dashboard consists of the following major components:
Navigation Menu
Links to the functions within the TransVirtual Web Portal. This menu remains at the top of every page to enable quick access to all areas of the software
Search Box
Enter a number (consignment, manifest, reference) a name (sender or reciever) or an address (pickup or delivery) and all results matching the search will be displayed.
Widgets
Can be moved around the page to customise the view by dragging and dropping. You can also hide widgets that you dont need. Additional widgets are being developed
History Button
This button provides quick access to the last 20 entries across a range of fields. These include consignments, customers, customer invoices, agents and agent invoices. Click in a free area of the box at the top to add extra history fields, you can also remove by clicking on the x next to a history type.
Notifications
Is an alert to ensure users of important information. This can be disabled in the users profile.
User Profile
Change/Logout users, edit profiles or enter security mode.
Enable or disable widgets
In the top right hand corner of the screen is a small eye button (), When you click on this button you are presented with a selection of available widgets you can turn on or off.
Moving widgets
Each widget has a heading row. If you click and hold and drag you can move the widget around the screen.
Widgets
The dashboard is an overview of your account activity. Below is what each widget is used for.
Home > Consignment Actions > Dashboard > Top-right and click on the eye symbol to select appropriate widgets:
Users using the updated 2022 menu should go to Transport > Operational Tasks > Dashboard > Top-right and click on the eye symbol to select appropriate widgets:
Today's Progress
This widget gives you an overview of consignments; who the customer is, if they are due today and which consignments have been delivered.
Last Deliveries
The last deliveries shows recent deliveries; who completed the delivery, where it was delivered and when it was delivered.
Last known Locations (Today)
The last known locations simply shows recent GPS locations for deliveries etc.
TransVirtual News
This will reflect any updates we at TransVirtual post.
Pickup Activity
This widget shows active pickups; date of connote, connote number, location of the pickup and the consignment status.
Price Request
This section gives you the ability to generate a quote similar to the quote page.
Agent Manifest
This widget shows current agent manifests and gives a breakdown of the manifests
Customer Manifest
This section shows current customer manifests and gives a breakdown of the manifests
Load Vehicle
This widget shows what each driver/user has in their load page. Clicking on a driver shows what consignments that driver has in their load page. The Unassigned section shows any consignments that are currently unassigned-not loaded; these may require load scanning and actioning.
On Delivery
This widget shows consignments that are in a driver/user's delivery page. Consignments coloured white are ones that have not yet been delivered. Green consignments have been delivered.
Expected Linehaul
This widget shows freight that is picked up (or pending pickup) which has not yet been linehaul scanned - and gives you an overview of headports, quantities, weights etc.
Due Today, Unassigned
This section shows consignments that are due for pickup or delivery today and are yet to be assigned.
Extra Information
Each widget has a settings icon located top-right, which gives you the option to rename the widget and, on some widgets you can select a headport to view only data for that headport and other parameters as below
Note: The blue/white helper icons give you an overview of what each field is used for/does:
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