Delivery Driving Directions with MapPoint in North America
(Maitre'D 2005 and later versions of 2005)
You can print delivery routes with Microsoft MapPoint installed on a Dispatch
workstation.
Installation
Start by installing the MapPoint application on the Dispatch workstation,
following the instructions provided by Microsoft.
Note: Any issue with the MapPoint application must be addressed to
Microsoft support.
Find search field
Enter the address Number, street Name, City and State of the restaurant,
as it appears in MapPoint, but do NOT enter the Country for now. Click
on the Find button.
Find / Address
Country:
Only now, select the Country of the restaurant. This only needs to be done
once. Click on OK.
C:\Posera\MaitreD\Prg
Copy the Mapper.exe executable from the Prg directory.
C:\Posera\MaitreD\Data\Ws??
Paste the Mapper.exe executable to the WS folder of the Dispatch workstation.
Maitre'D Setup
Delivery / View / Options / Driving Direction
Use Driving Direction:
Enabled
Add Return Route:
Enabled
C:\Posera\MaitreD\Data
In the [Miscellaneous] section of the Bo.ini file, add the following
configuration key and value:
MapPointRegion=1
Note: North America = 1 and Europe = 2
(from Service Pack 4 Hot Fix 13 and later versions of 2005)
Delivery / View / Options / Setup
City/State:
Enabled
P.O.S. Control / Revenue Center / Options / Configuration
Address 1:
In the Delivery revenue center, enter the street address Number and Name
of the restaurant, as it appears in MapPoint.
Address 2:
Also, enter the City and State of the restaurant, as it appears in MapPoint.
P.O.S. Control / Workstation / Options / Advanced
Multi-Instance:
Enable this option so that the workstation does not hide the MapPoint interface.
Server Control / Workstation
Make workstation data
Dispatch Workstation
When the Delivery employee enters the address of a new customer, it
must me typed in as it appears in MapPoint, including the Number, Street
name, City and State.
The Delivery Dispatcher can select customers on the Dispatch screen,
and touch the MAP button.
After a few seconds, the Delivery Route is displayed in the MapPoint
interface. Touch the 40 COLUMNS Printer icon.
The receipt printer outputs the Driving Directions.
If a report printer is connected to the Dispatch workstation, touch
the 80 COLUMNS Printer icon.
The report printer outputs the Map and Driving Directions.
Delivery / View / Options / Driving Direction
