Dispatch Report (History File)

The Dispatch Report (History File) provides a listing of all historical dispatches. This report is in the same format as the Dispatch Report. This report is only available for those customers who use the Automated Dispatching System (Automated Dispatch).

Detail Date

Enter the start and end dispatch detail dates (YYMMDD or YYYYMMDD) to include. This selects any dispatch taking place within and including the dates specified. To report on dispatches for a single day, specify the same date for from and to fields.

Start Date 

Enter the start and end date (YYMMDD or YYYYMMDD) range of the dispatch start dates to include. This will select dispatches that have a start date on or within the ranges entered.

End Date 

Enter the start and end date (YYMMDD or YYYYMMDD) range of the dispatch end dates to include. This selects any dispatches with an end date on or within the ranges entered. To report only on open ended dispatches, leave the from and to ranges blank..

Timestamp

Enter the start and end date and time ranges to select dispatch records based on dispatch timestamp. Enter the timestamp as (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS). YYYY =YEAR MM=MONTH DD=DAY HH=HOUR MM=MINUTE SS=SECOND. Each time a dispatch is added to the system, a timestamp is created for that record to indicate the date and time added.

Dispatch Days/Hours 

Enter a range of dispatch days/hours to report. Only dispatches that fall within the days/hours specified will be reported.

Dispatch Location Types

Enter up to 10 dispatch location types to select dispatch records.

Employee Categories

Enter up to 10 Employee Categories. Employees matching the entered categories will be considered for reporting. If no categories are entered, all employees will be considered for reporting.

Demo Department Numbers

Enter up to 10 Employee departments. Employees matching the entered departments will be considered for reporting. If no departments are entered, all employees will be considered for reporting.

Demo Bargaining Units

Enter up to 10 Employee bargaining units. Employees matching the entered bargaining units will be considered for reporting. If no bargaining units are entered, all employees will be considered for reporting.

Demo Positions

Enter up to 10 Employee positions. Employees matching the entered positions will be considered for reporting. If no positions are entered, all employees will be considered for reporting.

Dispatch Locations

To select dispatches by location, enter up to 10 locations. If no locations are entered, dispatches will be selected regardless of location.

Dispatch Positions

To select dispatches by position, enter up to 10 positions.  If no positions are entered, dispatches will be selected regardless of position.

Assigned Departments

This prompt lets you select employees based on their assigned department. Enter up to 10 department codes. Only employees that have at least one of the specified department codes on their assignments will be selected.  If no departments are entered, assignments will be selected regardless of the assignment department.

Pay id

Enter the payroll ID code to report. Only employees with dispatches for positions with this payroll ID will be selected. 

Report Sort 

Enter the letter representative of the order you wish to sort this report on.

Employee Sort 

Enter A to sort employees alphabetically by Name.

Enter N to sort employees numerically by Employee Number.

Report/Merge

 See standard convention to prepare the report or export data fields for this report in a text file.

Units/Hours/fte

Enter 'U' to display the FTE/hours amounts in the units they were entered in.

Enter 'F' to convert the units entered into FTE.

Enter 'H' to convert the units entered into hours.

Employee Selection

Enter A to consider all employees for selection.

Enter S to enter selected employees individually.