In Scheduling, Open Positions, or Cargo Book, programs filter the objects in your workspace. A program can be created to include only the particular vessels, cargoes, and other types of objects that you work with, to limit what you see. You can switch between programs, each of which supports a different chartering desk and its objectives.
To open the Programs panel, in the bar on the right, click ; to close it, click
.
To select an existing program, click its card. You can also create, edit, and delete programs as needed.
Scheduling Programs
When you open a program in Scheduling, its details appear as follows:
To apply filters to all list user views associated with the current program, enter parameters and then click Apply Changes.
To switch to a different program, click << Programs and then click its card.
From Date defaults to 2 weeks before today, and To Date defaults to 1 year from today.
In many situations, setting the date range to approximately 2 months before today through 4–6 months from today will include most open positions.
For Open Positions, new and old TC vessels appear in the schedule based on their Delivery and Redelivery dates. If there is any overlap with the date range filter, the vessel will appear.
Cargo Template: Define what cargo data should be shown on Voyage, Estimate, and suggested Estimate cards.
Available values include:
@CARGO_NAME@
@CARGO_QTY@
@CHARTERER@
@CARGO_WINDOW@ (GMT)
@CARGO_WINDOW_LOCAL@ (Local)
@LAYCAN_START@ (GMT)
@LAYCAN_END@ (GMT)
@LAYCAN_START_LOCAL@ (Local)
@LAYCAN_END_LOCAL@ (Local)
@CARGO_ID@
@ID@
@VOYAGE_WINDOW@
@UserField_x@ (where x = the number of the Cargo User-Defined Field)You can also enter plain text. For example, to display a fixed label of "Charterer - " followed by the Charterer name, enter: Charterer - @CHARTERER@
Vessel/Cargo Match Expression: Enter a custom expression.
Keep shipments together: Select to keep Cargoes with the same Shipment No. together. If one of the Cargoes in a shipment cannot be scheduled for a particular vessel and time, then none of the Cargoes in the shipment will be scheduled.
Hide canceled voyages: Select to hide canceled voyages from the schedule.
Open Positions Programs
In Open Positions, the Programs panel appears as follows:
Cargo Book Programs
In Cargo Book, the Programs panel appears as follows:
To apply filters to all list user views associated with the current program, enter parameters and then click Apply Changes.
To switch to a different program, click << Programs and then click its card.
From Date defaults to 2 weeks before today, and To Date defaults to 1 year from today.
In many situations, setting the date range to approximately 2 months before today through 4–6 months from today will include most open positions.
Creating a Program
To create a program:
On the Programs panel, click +.
On the New Program panel, enter the Program name and Description.
Obey Strict Laycans: Select to indicate that vessels will wait for the start of the load laycan to begin loading.
Editing a Program
To edit a program, on its Programs panel card, click ... and then click Edit Program.
Deleting a Program
To delete a program, on its Programs panel card, click ... and then click Delete Program.