Last updated: 2025-09-02
Routes (window)
Order > Routes
In this Price item
In this window, you define the routes, which together with the terminals make up your route network. For example, if you have a Stockholm-Malmö route with Terminals in Jönköping and Helsingborg, orders between Jönköping-Malmö and Helsingborg-Malmö can also be Auto dispatched on that route. For more information, see Routes and Auto dispatch, overview and Creating and setting up routes.
If you have many routes, it may be easier to export them to Excel, and work with them there instead of in Opter, and then import them back into Opter. For more information, see Exporting and importing routes to/from Excel.
General
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Description |
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Name |
The name of the route. Proposal:
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Line haul: The route runs between two or more Terminals. Distribution: The route has a pick-up area and/or a drop-off area. In between, there may be one or more terminals. Distribution routes can also allow direct transports between senders and consignees without stopping at intermediate Terminals. It is set on the service. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes. |
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Date |
Indicate the date from which the route may be used. |
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Points for money sharing |
Indicate how many points the route gives, for example "1" or "3". For more information, see Split the revenue between the shipments on an order. |
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Maximum number of stops on same day |
The maximum number of shipments that can be placed on the route in a single day. This is to avoid overloading a route if, for example, many shipments are scanned at a Terminal at the same time and are to be dispatched the next day. If the maximum quantity is reached, the route can no longer be selected on the customer web or Track & Trace when creating an order, and order reception will display a warning message the order is saved. Instead, the shipments are matched with the next departure on the route, or other routes. Routes set via EDI do not take into account the maximum number of shipments allowed. |
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Region |
If you pre-select a region on a route, the shipment is automatically assigned to the region when the route is selected. This allows you to filter by region in dispatch. It also allows you to control the account and economic unit for the shipment’s share of income and costs based on the region. |
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Description |
Free text field for internal notes. The description is not displayed anywhere else but here. |
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Sequence code |
Used for machine sorting of packages at terminals. |
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Only allow assigned resource to departure scan shipments |
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Pickup Delivery Direct transport Line haul |
If so desired, the system can be configured to ensure that a certain vehicle and/or a certain driver are assigned shipments connected to a route. It is also possible to set up that a specific subcontractor is assigned to shipments linked to a route. For more information, see Linking vehicles or drivers to routes. |
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Status for new shipments |
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Exceptions |
You can make exceptions to the rules you have set up at Status for new shipments above. For example, if the first terminal in the route is "Terminal Tallinn", you can select the status of new shipments at Pickup, Delivery and Line haul. Add a new row for each exception you want to make. To delete a row, select it by clicking on the far left of the row and then press Delete. When you have finished, close the window and click on Save in the Routes window to save the changes. |
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Schedule |
Click on Schedule and select the days on which the route operates. For more information, see Schedule, routes (window). Under the Schedule button, you can see whether the route is running Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Instance (i.e. on a specific day of the month). |
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Scheduled route |
Info text only. All routes are always scheduled. |
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Connections to route groups |
The route groups to which the route belongs. Route groups are created in the Route Groups window (Order > Route Groups). |
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Show inactive |
You can set which route groups are active and inactive in the Route Groups window (Order > Route Groups). |
: Only the resource that is on the shipment can depart it. If someone else scans the shipment, the status or resource does not change.
: Anyone can resign from the shipment. The departing resource takes over the shipment from the previous one.Line haul (scheduled routes only)
The Line haul tab will appear if you have selected Line haul for Type on the General tab (see above).
From terminals
Create the rows you need for the route stops for transhipments at Terminals. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes.
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Function |
Description |
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Terminal |
Select the Terminal. The terminals shown in the drop-down list are the terminals in the terminal register. If you want to make changes or add new Terminals, go to Register > Terminals. |
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Deadline |
Enter the time and any minus days to indicate the latest time the shipments must have arrived at the Terminal for the transhipment to take place. Examples can be found in Creating and setting up routes. In the case of auto dispatch, the order deadline is calculated on the basis of the terminal’s transhipment time, the route’s schedule, and the terminal’s opening hours or off-time opening hours. Make sure the opening hours of the terminals have been entered under Register > Terminals > Opening hours. For more information about opening hours, see Terminals (window). |
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Time - Earliest |
Enter the earliest time for the shipments to leave the Terminal. |
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Time - Latest |
Enter the time when the shipments should leave the Terminal at the latest. |
To terminals
Create the rows you need for the route stops for transhipments at Terminals. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes.
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Description |
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Terminal |
Select the Terminal. The terminals shown in the drop-down list are the terminals in the terminal register. If you want to make changes or add new Terminals, go to Register > Terminals. |
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Time - Earliest |
Enter the time when the shipments must arrive at the Terminal at the earliest. |
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Time - Latest |
Enter the time by which the shipments must arrive at the Terminal. |
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Plus days |
Enter any plus days to adjust the date (e.g. if you arrive the day after you loaded). For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
Pickup (distribution routes only)
The Pickup tab will appear if you have selected Distribution for Type on the General tab (see above).
From postcodes
Create the rows you need for the route pick-up area. The pick-up area can be, for example, a country, or a postcode area, or a particular street in a postcode area. For example, you can only enter one country. For more information and examples, see Creating and setting up routes.
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Country |
Indicate the country of the pick-up area of the route. |
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Postcode |
Enter postcode area if you wish. See Creating and setting up routes for examples on how to enter postcode areas and information on how Opter will prioritise if there are multiple rows of postcode areas and/or times. |
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City |
Enter the postcode if you wish, e.g. Ljungby or Hundested. |
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Street |
Enter the street name if you wish. See Creating and setting up routes for examples of how to enter postcode areas in combination with street names, and information on how Opter will prioritise if there are multiple rows of postcode areas, street names and/or times. |
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Street no. |
The column is available in Opter as of 2025.06.00. Enter the street number if you want, for example "2" or a range "1-37". (It is not possible to use "*" in this column.) If you enter a street number, we recommend that you also enter the street name, and preferably also the country, postcode and/or town. Providing street numbers can be useful if you have large volumes of goods to/from the same street. |
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday |
The columns are available in Opter from 2024.12.16. In the columns Monday to Sunday inclusive, tick the checkbox for the day(s) on which the pick-up area in the row is to be served. If the column for a day is grey, it means that the route is not operated on that day of the week according to the schedule on the tab General. So it does not matter whether the checkbox here is selected or not, if the column is grey. For examples and images, see Creating and setting up routes. If you have many rows with different postcode areas, and you want to easily see which postcode areas are served on, for example, Wednesdays, you can sort the column Wednesday by clicking at the top of the column twice. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes. |
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Time - Earliest |
Enter the time of the earliest collection time. For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
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Time - Latest |
Enter the time of the last collection time. For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
To terminals
Create the rows you need for the route stops for transhipments at Terminals. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes.
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Description |
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Terminal |
Select the Terminal. The terminals shown in the drop-down list are the terminals in the terminal register. If you want to make changes or add new Terminals, go to Register > Terminals. |
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Time - Earliest |
Enter the time when the shipments must arrive at the Terminal at the earliest. |
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Time - Latest |
Enter the time by which the shipments must arrive at the Terminal. |
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Plus days |
Enter any plus days to adjust the date (e.g. if you arrive the day after you loaded). True for the Terminal case? //NL For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
Delivery (distribution routes only)
The Delivery tab will appear if you have selected Type Distribution on the General tab (see above).
From terminals
Create the rows you need for the route stops for transhipments at Terminals. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes.
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Function |
Description |
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Terminal |
Select the Terminal. The terminals shown in the drop-down list are the terminals in the terminal register. If you want to make changes or add new Terminals, go to Register > Terminals. |
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Deadline |
Enter the time and any minus days to indicate the latest time the shipments must have arrived at the Terminal for the transhipment to take place. Examples can be found in Creating and setting up routes. In the case of auto dispatch, the order deadline is calculated on the basis of the terminal’s transhipment time, the route’s schedule, and the terminal’s opening hours or off-time opening hours. Make sure the opening hours of the terminals have been entered under Register > Terminals > Opening hours. For more information about opening hours, see Terminals (window). |
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Time - Earliest |
Enter the earliest time for the shipments to leave the Terminal. |
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Time - Latest |
Enter the time when the shipments should leave the Terminal at the latest. |
To postcodes
Create the rows you need for the delivery area of the route. The delivery area can be, for example, a country, or a postcode area, or a particular street in a postcode area. For example, you can only enter one country. For more information and examples, see Creating and setting up routes.
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Description |
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Country |
Indicate the country in which the delivery area of the route is located. |
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Postcode |
Enter postcode area if you wish. See Creating and setting up routes for examples of how to enter postcode areas and information on how Opter will prioritise if there are multiple rows of postcode areas and/or times. |
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City |
Enter the postcode if you wish, e.g. Ljungby or Hundested. |
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Street |
Enter the street name if you wish. See Creating and setting up routes for examples of how to enter postcode areas in combination with street names, and information on how Opter will prioritise if there are multiple rows of postcode areas, street names and/or times. |
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Street no. |
The column is available in Opter as of 2025.06.00. Enter the street number if you want, for example "2" or a range "1-37". (It is not possible to use "*" in this column.) If you enter a street number, we recommend that you also enter the street name, and preferably also the country, postcode and/or town. Providing street numbers can be useful if you have large volumes of goods to/from the same street. |
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday |
The columns are available in Opter from 2024.12.16. In the columns Monday to Sunday inclusive, tick the checkbox for the day(s) on which the delivery area in the row is to be served. If the column for a day is grey, it means that the route is not operated on that day of the week according to the schedule on the tab General. So it does not matter whether the checkbox here is selected or not, if the column is grey. For examples and images, see Creating and setting up routes. If you have many rows with different postcode areas, and you want to easily see which postcode areas are served on, for example, Wednesdays, you can sort the column Wednesday by clicking at the top of the column twice. For more information, see Creating and setting up routes. |
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Time - Earliest |
Indicate the earliest time by which the shipments must be delivered. For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
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Time - Latest |
Enter the time by which the shipments must be delivered. For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
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Plus days |
Enter any plus days to adjust the date (e.g. if you arrive the day after you loaded). For more information, see Arrival times, departure times and plus days. |
Account coding
In Opter, the VAT rate on the order determines the income and cost account to which a certain amount is booked. On this tab you can make exceptions to the regular account coding. The tabs you make changes to are marked with 
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Click on 
to display the VAT rates held in the system. Then select the account to which amounts with the different VAT rates should be posted. More information on the individual drop-down lists can be found at The Account coding tab. The settings in this tab apply if you reach item 4 in the list in How Opter selects accounts for income and expenses. If [Default] is selected for any of the options here, the account coding is taken from the VAT rate.
For more information on how Opter selects the VAT rate on orders (column Sales) and supplier bills (column Cost), see How Opter chooses the VAT rate for customer invoices and How Opter chooses the VAT rate on credits.
