We've added a new level of detail to priority stops, allowing route planners to apply any of three priority levels to stops in a route:
- High Priority: Stops marked as high priority will be the first to be included when planning routes.
- Standard Priority: Stops marked as standard will be prioritized for routing after stops marked as high priority, and before stops marked as low priority. This is the default priority value of all stops unless otherwise modified.
- Low Priority: Stops marked as low priority will be included in planned routes only once high and standard priority stops have already been accommodated.
Priority statuses can be particularly useful when routes are constrained (including limits like max items per route or max route duration) and certain stops require more urgent delivery than others.
Set a stop's priority level from the Add Stop or Edit Stop menus, under the Additional options panel:
You can also apply a High Priority status for a number of stops at once using the checkboxes on any Route page:
After making any changes to priority statuses, be sure to click Save at the top of the page to commit any changes to the route.
Low or High priority status can also be automatically applied to stops as soon as they're added to a route using EasyRoutes' order automation rules. Configure automation rule settings from your EasyRoutes Settings > General tab, under the Advanced order automation rules section:
For full details on working with priority stops to streamline your route planning workflows, see the support article for this feature.