Changes and features made available in the August 2018 release of the VIA Platform (check https://status.viaboards.com for more information).
Platform Feature Enhancements
Security or Infrastructure
VIA® Portal
- Ramp System - Added support to automatically assign carriers based on lowest rate in addition to carrier preference
- Bill of Lading - Allow for the override of the company name of the Bill of Lading based on the Pay-to Carrier information
- Shadow List - Redesigned shadow list interface to make the user interaction more friendly.
- Ramp System - New Carrier Assignment feature allows automatic assignment based on best rate.
- Geo-fencing - New setting allows for the specification of default geo-fence radius at the board level.
- GPS - Proximity information on the mini-card and card detail now show "as of" date/time to reflect when the GPS position was received.
- Locations - New feature allows specifying hours of operation for shipping, delivery, and general locations and stops schedule outside these hours will receive warning.
VIA® Mobile
Platform Fixes / Defects Resolved
VIA® Portal
- Fixed Reference Number and Freight Pagination where first page would improperly be re-displayed on paging.
- Resolved issue where Shadow Lists allowed for route feature to be enabled. This is not supported on Shadow Lists.
- Resolved defect where Auto-Add Locations feature could be enabled without specifying a location board.
- Resolved issue where Board Maintenance (Admin) did not show board type icon / indicator.
- Resolved bug in API where sort changes invalid activity to be created.
- Fixed mobile tracking to reduce unnecessary DB queries.
- Fixed issue where density calculation causes multiple queries.
- Resolved bug in API where it was doing multiple user look up.
- Optimized find/sort queries to improve performance.
- Resolved issue where freight details cannot be opened while rates are running.
- Fixed performance issues when running rates or performing quick quotes.
- Optimize DB indexes to improve global search speed.
- Fixed issue where ramp actions in a Carrier or Customer tenant show Partner boards as valid targets.
- Fixed issue where inset map in card detail was not always enabled when tracking data received.