NextGen FSM

Add GPS coordinates to absences

To manage unavailabilities at specific locations, calculate the travel time needed to reach an absence and return to work activities.

Note: To distinguish them from personal unavailabilities, absences with coordinates are marked with a pin icon on the calendar card.

Add an existing address to an absence

To indicate the location of an absence:

  1. Navigate to Features > Core > Resources Work Calendar.

  2. In the Main search filter, select the operations center (OC).

  3. Right-click the absence.

  4. Click Address.

  5. Click either tab:

    • Address associated with the resource: A resource’s personal location.

    • Address associated with the organization: A resource’s OC location.

  6. To pick an address, either:

    • Select the address from the list.

    • Click New Address to fill in details.

  7. Click Save.

Add a new address to an absence

To record the location of an absence:

  1. In the Addresses interface, click New Address.

  2. In the Address form, enter:

    • Country

    • Municipality

  3. Optional: To enter latitude and longitude, click Manual input coordinates.

    • Absences with coordinates provide a richer data set in the daily plan:

  4. Click Save.

Daily plan visualization

Each scheduled time block for a resource on the daily plan contains the following information:

  • Availability Bar: Hover above the gray segment to display a tooltip with the address and time interval.

  • Planned Activities Bar: In the activity sequence a grey box shows travel time and distance from the previous work activity.

  • Alerts: An exclamation mark appears if an activity or its transfer overlaps with the absence time / location constraint.