Yard Activities
Definition
Yard activities are planned or executed actions in the yard.
Use
YM enables the creation of the following types of yard activities for vehicles:
· Check-in/check-out
· Scheduling
· Movements
· Weighing
· Loading/unloading
· Sealing/un-sealing
The blocking and un-blocking of vehicles are also implemented as yard activities.
A yard activity can be created in advance by yard managers and, to a more limited extent, desktop users. The activity can be automatically confirmed, or subsequently confirmed by an RF device user, or the yard manager him/herself (via the Complete confirmation monitor method).
An RF user can also create an activity during physical execution.
A movement activity can be created and immediately confirmed at the time when a spotter takes transport equipment and moves it to a parking space proposed by the system.
Yard Activities - Summary of Functionality
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Activity |
Created By |
What You Should Know |
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Block/Un-block
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Yard manager via yard monitor |
For more information, see Yard Monitor Methods. |
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RF user |
For more information, see Blocking or Un-Blocking a Vehicle. |
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Check-in
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Checkpoint operator via checkpoint tool |
For more information, see Using the Checkpoint Tool. |
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Yard manager via yard monitor |
For more information, see Creating a Check-In Activity. |
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RF user |
For more information, see Executing a Check-In Activity. |
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Check-out
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Checkpoint operator via checkpoint tool |
For more information, see Using the Checkpoint Tool. |
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Yard manager via yard monitor |
For more information, see Creating a Check-Out Activity. |
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RF user |
For more information, see Executing a Check-Out Activity. |
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Loading/Unloading
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Desktop users via the loading/unloading point tool |
For more information, see Using the Loading/Unloading Point Tool. |
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Yard manager via the yard monitor |
For more information, see: |
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RF user |
For more information, see Loading or Unloading a Vehicle. |
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Movement |
Checkpoint operator via checkpoint tool |
For more information, see Using the Checkpoint Tool. |
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Desktop users via the loading/unloading point tool |
For more information, see Using the Loading/Unloading Point Tool. |
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Yard manager via the yard monitor |
For more information, see Creating a Movement Activity. |
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RF user |
For more information, see the following: |
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Scheduling |
Checkpoint operator via checkpoint tool
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Can only create in the background a scheduling activity based on the system-recommendation, or display a pre-existing scheduling activity. For more information, see Using the Checkpoint Tool. |
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Desktop users via the loading/unloading point tool |
For more information, see Using the Loading/Unloading Point Tool. |
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Yard manager via: · Yard monitor |
For more information, see: Creating a Scheduling Activity (yard monitor) Creating a Scheduling Activity (yard scheduling chart) |
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Sealing/Un-sealing
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Desktop users via the loading/unloading point tool |
For more information, see Using the Loading/Unloading Point Tool. |
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Yard manager via the yard monitor |
For more information, see Creating a Sealing or Un-Sealing Activity. |
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RF user |
For more information, see Sealing or Un-Sealing a Vehicle. |
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Weighing
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Checkpoint operator via checkpoint tool |
For more information, see Using the Checkpoint Tool. |
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Desktop users via the loading/unloading point tool |
For more information, see Using the Loading/Unloading Point Tool. |
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Yard manager via the yard monitor |
For more information, see Creating a Weighing Activity. |
Yard Activity Life Cycle
Yard activities can have any of the following statuses:
· 1 Planned – activity is created and available for execution
· 2 Started – activity execution has commenced
· 4 Completed – activity execution has been completed
· 5 Cancelled – activity has been manually cancelled (via Cancel monitor method, or via scheduling chart in the case of scheduling activities)
· 6 Vehicle departed – the vehicle has left the yard
After a vehicle has been checked-out and has left the yard, the statuses of all its related activities are changed to 6 Vehicle departed . The vehicle, and its activities, are displayed under the Departed Vehicles object class in the yard monitor. These activities are later archived. If the vehicle is permanent, it is also displayed under the Vehicle s object class.