New Features in Easy Rides

On Time Performance data

Underneath each route is a colored bar. If you click this bar, it will expand to show some quick performance information. Click the peformance information again to close the panel. Note: Calculating performance data can slow down the computer, so it is best to close this display when not using it.

Subset optimized up to 25 trips

Easy Rides can now perform subset optimization on up to 25 stops without requiring MapPoint.

View sites from Easy Rides

Under the Tools-> View Sites menu you can open a map with all your service area sites drawn.

Sites editor in Easy Rides Utility now uses google maps.

This is the last mapping component to be ported over to google maps. You likely don't use this feature much, as it is mostly used for setup, but if you need to tweak your service area boundaries, we can help you edit them on your machine without requiring MS MapPoint.

Trip Tools

The Trip Tools button is available in the Trip Form just below the New Leg/Next Leg button.  If you have Easy Rides Plus, it will be just to the right of the Check Feasibility Button as show below.

Trip Tools has three tabs as described below.

Similar

Shows other trips on that day schedule that may be candidates for ride sharing with this trip.  It might be trips picking up or dropping off at the same time, trips in the same zones or trips picking up or dropping off at the same location at other times.

Client

Shows this client's other trips including present and future trips and trips in the past but not yet archived.

Comments (Added in 3.3.17)

Shows Client Comments on file.  Client comments are added/managed from the Clients screen.

Prompt for Reason on Archived Trip Codes

Added functionality to prompt for Trip Code Reason when editing archived trips.

Funder Eligibility

This feature allows Easy Rides agents to set eligibility date ranges for funders in client files.  When a trip is booked (or edited) and a funder is selected that has been set to require eligibility in the Easy Rides Utility, Easy Rides checks for an entry in the client's file for a valid date range that includes the date set on the trip ticket.  If the trip is outside of a set date range for that funder, the trip cannot be booked using that funder.  If the eligibility check passes, you can continue booking or editing the trip with no other warning or indicators.

To Set a Funder to Require Eligibility

1. Open the Easy Rides Utility>Admin>Programs & Fares>Funders.
2. Set the value to True for the funders requiring eligibility entries.

Set the Client's Funder Eligibility

Open the Client file and click on the Eligibility tab.

Click the Add button and use the drop-down and date pickers to configure.  Notes are optional, but can be useful to document circumstances, authorization numbers, source of funding approval, etc.

Requested Trips Pop Up

New Features on Tablet

Stored Odometer Improvement

Service Log Submission Improvement

Logout button submits End Service log when the odometer has been updated

Refresh Disabled when tablet is offline

Trip Import

Resolve Addresses

Annunciator Audio