Employees (window)

The employee’s last name.

A telephone number for the employee.

A mobile phone number for the employee.

Select the checkbox if the employee works as a driver. If the checkbox is marked, the driver is visible in dispatch.
Instructions on how to create login credentials for the Opter Driver app are available in User accounts for Opter Driver.

Select the region in which the employee works.

Select resource pricing for the employee. It is also possible to add new resource prices or change existing resource prices by pressing .

Select the fuel extra the employee should receive.

If no settings are configured here, the following applies:

• If the employee is associated with a supplier and if a fuel extra setting has been configured for the supplier, that fuel extra setting also applies to the employee.

• If the employee is associated with a supplier but no fuel extra setting has been configured for the supplier, then the customer’s fuel extra for the supplier applies to the employee. If no fuel extra setting has been configured for the customer, the system’s standard fuel extra setting will apply.

• If the employee is not associated with a supplier, no resource prices are calculated for it. (The driver in this case is assumed to be directly employed by whoever is using the Opter system concerned).

For more information, see Fuel surcharge (fuel extra), overview and Selecting fuel extra for an employee.

If the employee should receive a currency extra, select the currency extra the employee should receive.

The employee’s date of employment.

The employee’s unique employment number.

The department in which the employee works.

Postcode and city/town of the employee’s home address.

The terminal with which the employee is associated.

Choose whether to allow the automatic calculation of the route sequence and delivery time.

Both the route sequence and the ETA are continuously updated. The aim is to make transport operations as efficient as possible.

If the driver (employee) is used as a primary resource, a specific Driving time factor for the driver can be entered here.

If a driver generally needs a longer driving time than calculated, enter a percentage that is higher than 100.

For more information, see Driving time.

Copy row.

If you click on the far left of a row, it will be highlighted, then you can click on to copy the row. You can select multiple rows by holding down Shift or Ctrl and clicking.

Enter the date on and time at which the working session started.

Double-click in the From, To, Lunch from and Lunch to fields, and then it is possible to either enter the date and time manually or click on the calendar icon in the field and select the date and time, then click on Close. If the time needs to be adjusted, click in the field again and enter the correct time.

Enter the date on and time at which the lunch break started.

Double-click in the From, To, Lunch from and Lunch to fields, and then it is possible to either enter the date and time manually or click on the calendar icon in the field and select the date and time, then click on Close. If the time needs to be adjusted, click in the field again and enter the correct time.

Opter calculates the working time and displays the number of hours and minutes in the column.

Opter calculates the working time including the lunch break and displays the number of hours and minutes in the column.

Enter the mileage reading of the vehicle at the start of the working session, if the number of kilometres the vehicle drives during the working session is to be registered.

Enter the budgeted cost for the resource. If desired, it is possible to enter or change the target cost. For more information, see Budgeted cost of resources.

Displays comment for the working session. It is possible to enter or change the comment.

Password for logging into the driver web and the Opter Driver and Fleet 101 K2 Mobile apps.

Select the internet order setting for the employee on the driver web.

To add a new access category or change the access of an existing category, click on and make your changes.

Settings for mobile device types, such as SMS and Transics.

If desired, more mobile device types can be enabled under Settings > Mobile data > Mobile device types. For example, if SMS is enabled, use the Address field to enter the mobile number to which the SMS is to be sent.

For information only. The checkbox provides the following information:

• If the App checkbox is selected, the employee is an active user of the mobile device, i.e. one of the Opter Driver or Fleet 101 K2 Mobile apps.

• The checkbox also shows what is enabled under Settings > Mobile data > Mobile device types, for example SMS or Transics.

  For example, to activate SMS, click on Show and then Show inactive, select SMS in the list on the left, and save. This is only possible if Log in as is written as Driver and/or Assign shipments to is written as Driver.

Applies when the driver performs pickup scanning at the sender.

If you want the driver to receive an alert in the Opter Driver app if the driver scans something that belongs to another resource's shipment, select from which status.

The default setting is Picked up.

For more information, see Block or warn about another resource when scanning in Opter Driver.

Deletes files from the registry. It is only possible to delete one file at a time.

The file name.

The file name of the selected file. The file can be renamed by typing the new name and clicking on . Remember to keep the same file extension (for example “.docx”), otherwise the application to use has to be selected when the file is opened.