Index

• CPC Lesson 1 - Activation and file upload
• CPC Lesson 2 - Configure the Main settings
• CPC Lesson 3 - Setting up Zones
• CPC Lesson 4 - Setting up Routes
• CPC Lesson 5 - Setting up Prices
• CPC Lesson 6 - Setting up Fees/Discounts
• CPC Lesson 7 - Managing your files

Routes represent how zones are linked and can be configured individually for any pair of zones. They can be used to set up different base prices for the same transportation. At least one Zone must be defined to configure a route. 

Follow these steps to set up a route:

1. Go to the Routes tab after opening your CPC file in edit mode.
   
   
2. Click Add, name the route, and enter an optional description.
   
   
3. Select Sender and Receiver zones from the dropdown lists. The dropdown lists will contain all the zones you created in the Zones tab (read more about Zones). 
   
   
   
   

The same concept can be applied to a Distance vs. Weight matrix. Consider each distance interval as a route. To set this up, the Sender zone should be set to N/A and the Receiver zone to one of the zones. This will work by comparing the total transportation distance to all the listed intervals. The sender zone is undefined because the origin of the transportation is not considered but we are interested in where the total distance fits into the matrix. Define a number of routes that correspond to the number of zones. 

XML example

This code sample shows what the routes look like when defined in the XML file generated by the user interface. It is possible to make changes in the XML under the XML tab. 

<Routes>
   <Route Description="East West by Road" Name="Road">
      <Links>
          <Link Description="Road" ReceiverZoneName="Zone 1 - West" SenderZoneName="Zone 2 - East"/>
         </Links>
      </Route>
      <Route Description="East West by Ferry" Name="Ferry">
         <Links>
            <Link Description="Ferry" ReceiverZoneName="Zone 1 - West" SenderZoneName="Zone 2 - East"/>
         </Links>
      </Route>
</Routes>