Cargo-Planner Docs

Preferences

Preferenses

User preferences can be set at two levels.

Access Preferences

Company level

An company memeber with an editor or administrator role can set preferences that takes effect for all the users. It is optional to enforce them, or allow users to override company preferenses through their own account settings.

User level

Single users, and users that have optional or no company preferences set, can create their own preferences inside their own account.

Note; language settings are always set at a user level.

General settings

Length unit when viewing and editing lengths

Use this setting to choose what length units are displayed in results.

Default length units when creating loadlists

Set your prefered length units, to be used in the loadlists you create.

Weight unit when viewing and editing weights

Use this setting to choose what weight units are displayed in results.

Default weight units when creating loadlists

Set your prefered length units, to be used in the loadlists you create.

Dark Mode

Choose if you want to view the app with a dark background with bright text, or vice versa.

Default graphics view

Choose the default for how containers and cargo is displayed in the apps interactive view.

Set item colors based on property

Allow the app to select cargo color based on the properties of your data. By default the app colors the cargo based on SKU. You override this by selecting;

  • Group/Shipment
  • Class
  • Priority

Cargo labels

When cargo is displayed in the interactive view, it will choose the name of the cargo as a label. You can add and select;

  • “Class”
  • “LxWxH”
  • “Weight”
  • “Group/Consignment”
  • “Priority”.

Display secondary equipments as cargo

If this setting is enabled, secondary equipments such as boxes and pallets, will be displayed as cargo.

Input table settings

Your input table settings contains three tabs where you can configure the way your input data is processed.

Visible columns

In this tab, you can select what columns you want to display in you data input table.

Custom Columns

In this tab, you can create custom columns to be displayed in you input data table. Set up a column by clicking “create new” and then selecting a name, a discription and a data type for it.

Default Values

Your default values for your input table, determines what the default values for your cargo is. For example, if you always use pallets and preload cargo, check this property in the default values and you will not need to input this for your cargo on every new loadlist.

Default presets

In this tab you can select what presets should be used in your mode of transportation. You can read more about utilizing presets in Load presets.

Loadplan settings

These settings take effect in you load plan tab inside you load plans.

Visible columns

You can choose the columns that you want to display in your load plan items table.