Since our last update, we've added a number of exciting new EasyRoutes features, plus additional ways to automate your route planning workflows to get ahead of the holiday shopping rush. Here's a few of the recent highlights.
We're excited to announce the launch of EasyRoutes' new Delivery Zones feature, allowing route planners to draw custom shapes on the map, and limit routes to only include orders that fall within the boundaries of these shapes.
Draw multiple zone shapes according to warehouse locations, drivers' preferred delivery territories, or to match areas delivered to on a particular day of the week, and automatically ensure only the right orders get routed.
Delivery Zones can also be imported via .KML files for even quicker configuration, using geographical boundaries drawn or generated using external tools like Google Earth, or exported from open data portals with locally applicable data sets.
Any users who previously configured saved map boundaries to visually filter orders for routing will find these boundaries already pre-configured in their Delivery Zones settings for even quicker setup.
Get started by configuring or importing custom Delivery Zones from your EasyRoutes Settings > Delivery Zones tab. For full details on creating, editing, and working with zones to create optimized routes, see the support article for this new feature.
Speaking of Delivery Zones, users can now enable individual zones when configuring Workflows to automatically create routes on recurring delivery schedules. Planning routes across multiple zones? Configure your Route Options to generate multiple routes, and select a unique zone for each - EasyRoutes will generate a Route Group, making it easier to manage and track delivery operations from a centralized location.
We've also updated our Zapier integration, providing additional options for users taking advantage of no-code Zaps to import orders into EasyRoutes. Our Import Stop Zapier action now directly supports mapping delivery date values for imported stops, as well as array-based order line items, including item quantities and weights.
Finally, we've also added a new Route Option, allowing users to automatically dispatch routes to their assigned driver as soon as they're created. Auto-dispatch can be enabled from the Route Options panel prior to creating any route, or toggled on when creating or editing any Workflows. Note that driver auto-assign and route scheduling must also be enabled in order to activate driver auto-dispatch.
We've rolled out a number of improvements to Address Book auto-fill behaviour, making it easier for route planners to substitute saved stop details when adding custom stops to a route, or editing stops on existing routes.
EasyRoutes will now search for and suggest matching Address Book entries when adding custom stops to a route, or editing the details of existing stops on a route. Entries tagged with a book icon like the three shown above represent matching Address Book auto-fill suggestions; entries tagged with a map pin icon represent matching geolocated addresses provided by our mapping service.
Saved address details from the Address Book can now also be auto-filled in the same manner (alongside existing geolocated address suggestions) when adding custom locations to the Start/End Locations Route Option.
The EasyRoutes Delivery Driver mobile app for both iOS and Android devices has been updated to version 1.0.79. This release features support for hiding customer phone numbers & displaying individual item and total route weights in mobile inventory views in the driver app. We've also added a new 'Canceled' preset reason when marking a stop as Attempted, and enabled a new long-press action on the Go To Address button to quickly copy a stop's address to the device's clipboard.
This version of the mobile app also contains improvements to proof of delivery capture & upload, and core framework updates, which require new device OS minimums in order to operate the app: Android users now require Android version 7.0 or later; iOS users now require iOS version 15.1 or later.
Drivers will need to update to the latest version of the mobile app (version 1.0.79 or above) in order to take advantage of these new features and improvements within the EasyRoutes Delivery Driver mobile app.
EasyRoutes' mission is to equip every business with the software tools they need to deliver products to their customers in a delightful way. Thousands of worldwide choose EasyRoutes to power their local deliveries across dozens of product categories, from meal kits and groceries to coffee, cupcakes, kibble, and so much more. Our easy-to-use route planning and delivery optimization app is certified Built for Shopify, a two-time Shopify staff pick, and the top rated local delivery app on the Shopify App Store.
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