October 2022 update : WAY-Plan 1.24

Release date: from 26 September for beta testers, on 2 November for the general update.

General release date to be announced later.

What's new?

1. New SMS module
2. Improved SMS driver clocking process
3. Added "dropped off passengers" status on the schedule
4. Addition of a PDF customisation module
5. Addition of a new employee role "planning consultation only"

I- New module for sending SMS

The ergonomics of the "Configure SMS" page has been reviewed in order to facilitate the use of the module.

New features:

1. The SMS is sent according to the language of the recipient. Default texts have been inserted in all available languages, however these texts can be modified for your company.
2. New SMS confirmation to the passenger with sending the day before the mission for all missions with a minimum status of 4.
3. New SMS sent to the customer contact to confirm the stages of the missions: driver in place, passenger on board, passenger dropped off.
4. In the customer list: 
   • Customisation of the name of the sender of the SMS for each customer.
   • Configuration of the sending of SMS to passengers or customer contacts for each customer.
     Important: The sending of SMS is only effective if the rules in "Configure SMS" are activated", this configuration is therefore used to deactivate the sending for certain customers.

II- Driver clocking in and out by SMS

SMS check-in allows drivers who are occasionally scheduled to check-in on their assigned missions, without having to create a WAY-D account.

5 SMS can be sent to the driver:

• Status 5: "Activate mission confirmation via SMS":
  SMS sent to the driver when the mission is in status 5.
  =>When the link is clicked, the booking changes from status 5 to status 6.
• Status 6 "SMS to driver X minutes before mission start time" :
  SMS triggered a few minutes before the start of the mission, if the mission is in status 6. This number of minutes is configurable.
  =>When the link is clicked on the mission changes from status 6 to status 7.
• Status 8 and 9 "Activate check-in, pick-up and drop-off via SMS" :
  3 SMS triggered by each previous action.
  =>When the links are clicked, the mission changes to status 8, then passenger drop and finally 9.

A link in each SMS directs the driver to a web page with the details of the mission and the link to confirm the check-in.

Good to know:
Developments have been made so that each SMS is counted as a maximum of 1 SMS sent per check-in.

III- Planning: addition of a "dropped off passenger" status

As soon as the driver clicks on "drop off passenger" on WAY-D, an icon "dropped off passenger" will be added under the status 8.

IV- Advanced customisation module

In the menu, go to "Settings > Customisation".

Each tab corresponds to a different element (quotation, invoice, voucher...) that you can customize.

It is mainly about modifying the content of the PDF.

Good to know:
Each configuration is general and will automatically apply to all documents, even those already generated.

V- Collaborator management

A new role is available for collaborator access: "read planning only". This role only gives access to the schedule and does not allow any data to be modified.