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The board color will determine the color that appears when the driver opens an order or segment card. For example, this is what the card looks like when the board setting is purple or blue. The app title can also display a custom logo if applied.
When you are looking at the colors the color with the check mark signifies the current color scheme for the board. To change the color simply click on another color and save your changes by clicking on the save button on the top right side of the board admin screen.
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Global mobile setting can be found in the mobile settings menu of the administration screen. To access this screen click on the Mobile settings option on the menu along the left side of the administration screen. These settings affect all VIA® mobile users within a company regardless of board or other configuration settings.
The left side of the screen controls some of the global settings associated with the mobile application while the right side of the screen can display a live view of the application on various devices.
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The Display ID controls which reference number (Order #, etc..) will be displayed to the driver when using the application. The selection available will be set based on if you are dispatching orders or segments.
If you are not sure what you are working with you can see the type of boards by looking at them on the main screen. The board type will show up on the bottom right of each board.
Location Display
The location display option will determine if the location code or the full location name of the location will show up on the stop screen. If you do not always use predefined locations that have ID’s it is recommended that you choose Name instead of ID.
Reference Numbers
Below the field listing is a section that can determine which reference numbers will be displayed to the users of the mobile app.
To add a new reference type simply start typing in the box. To remove a reference number click on the x on each number. These reference setting will determine both what reference numbers the users can see as well as which numbers the VIA Mobile users can enter.
Attachments
In the same way that reference numbers can be defined in the mobile settings you can determine which attachments the VIAMobile users can view and update. To add a new attachment type simply start typing in the box. To remove an attachment, click on the x on each attachment type.
Miscellaneous Options
At the bottom of the settings you will see a number of checkboxes. From there you can update the following settings:
Allow driver to change loads – If your authentication type at the top of this screen is set as driver id and you enable this checkbox your driver will be able to change the load they are active on. Once they login they will see a list of active loads and they can select the one they want to use.
The show loads tab on login will display a quick link to all the loads assigned to the driver if the authentication type is driver id.
For safety purposes, you can have a popup warning to remind the drivers that they should not use the application when the vehicle is in motion.
The final setting can be used to default the time zone to UTC. If you do not have this set then the date/time setting will be based on the time zone that the phone or tablet is in.
Testing Settings
If you would like to test out the effects of any settings you have edited - you can see the changes in real time by using the Live View on the mobile settings administration screen.
When you check off the Enable Live view checkbox an image of the device will appear on the screen. You can change the type of device using the dropdown menu under the enable live view checkbox. You can also press the rotate button to change the view from landscape to portrait: