As part of your subscription we include market fixtures sourced from a 3rd party vendor on a daily basis. Keep in mind that we don’t validate this data. Also keep in mind that every fixture that you put in remains private, including those fixtures that you change information on.
In order to get to the fixtures section, go to the main position update page, click on the down arrow next to position in the upper left-hand side.
A pop down menu will appear, click on the one called “Cargoes & Fixtures”
This will then bring you to the following screen that contains all fixtures contained in the database.
Note: the ‘Source’ column notes entry type, Public or Private.
The dash icon means the source is from private (yours), and the triangle means it is a public fixture.
Public fixtures cannot be deleted but can be edited. If a public fixture is edited, the edited row is saved as a
private fixture. The data that was initially public is what the other firms will see.
Shortcut keys of “F” (add fixture) and “E” (export) work in the Cargo and Fixture view.
Public data flows in automatically daily by our sub contractor.
Sorting
There is an ability to sort and/or search the entire database, or fixtures that have met your search criteria.
Example: Sorting by ‘Date’, the database will sort by entry date. The case that is showing is oldest to newest; by toggling the white up arrow to down, it will change the result from newest to oldest.
Cargo Notification
Using the same logic as current, you can set up a notification in Cargoes & Fixtures. Found here:
Displaying Cargoes Vs Fixtures
This is done by filtering on the ‘stage’ column.
Those that will filter as Cargoes have the status of: Open, Working, Withdrawn, Misreported and Expected.
All others will fixture as Fixtures.
By dragging the Filter column next to TC fixtures, you can sort by cargos and fixtures:
Searching
The system allows the users to search on several parameters at the same time. To see the fields, click on the filter icon.
A search on a charterer it would look like this:
To clear a search, click on the ‘Reset View’ link at the top right-hand action menu.
Advanced searching
To have a more ‘position list like feel’ you can open a side bar for searches.
Start by clicking on the filter icon on the top right-hand side of the search bar, below:
Once you click on that, you will see this pop up for search criteria.
The dots arranged in a square allow you to arrange the criteria in an order that you wish. In order to search click on the ‘search’ button at the bottom of the window.
Adding Sort Criteria
The grid gives the user the ability to have fixture broken down into groupings.
For example, if you want to see fixtures broken down by Load area, drag the Load Area column into the header next to the words ‘TC Fixture’, as below. You can further break down the view by clicking on the filter.
Setting the Output View
By clicking the ‘Columns’ view
users will be taken to the following screen and choose how the information is displayed.
Pre – Filled Grid Views
In addition to a view of ‘ALL’, we have created 4 other views that attempt to pre-sort cargos and fixtures.
New Grid View
To format a new column order, click on ‘New Grid View’, in the upper left-hand side of the main tool bar
which will bring you to this pop-up screen:
Here users can add, and sort columns to display.
The ability to save is shown done by clicking on the disc in the upper right-hand corner of the pop-up. There will be three ways to save, as seen here:
The bottom half of the pop-up allows for users to create pre-selected ways to view data.
Conditional Formatting to New Grid
You can also add conditional formatting to the output. While in the Grid View Detail, you will see the box that says ‘colors’
By clicking on the Colors box, you are brought to this pop up
By clicking on a column, you can select the column you want to have conditionally formatted and add colors to the conditions you want to highlight.
For example, if you want to show all ships that are ‘on subs’ you can set up the conditional formatting as such:
