1. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks Cindy Bishop cbishop@commandalkon.com 205-879-3282

2. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 2 As a COMMANDseries dispatch user or dispatch manager, are you using all of the rich features that are available to you in COMMANDconcrete? Work hands-on with one of our application experts to make sure you understand some of the time-saving and user friendly dispatch features that are available in our most recent versions of COMMANDconcrete. Session Objective

3. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 3 Date Entry Lookup Functionality Print Options Toolbar Simplified Order Entry Order Audit Log Standing Orders Volume Calculator Order Tree Covering….

4. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 4 Function of Tab in the Order date field Current Date Alpha entries M, Tu, W, Th, F, Sa, Su T Today Y Yesterday TOM Tomorrow Numeric entries 1 = Monday 2 = Tuesday 3 = Wednesday Calendar select Plus/Minus Entering Dates

5. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 5 Select Criteria –Dropdown list of available select criteria –Begin As (Items) –Contains –Range Of (Order Entry) –Equal To –Not Equal To –Numeric Range Columns –Drag and drop to change positions or take off the screen –Rename Sort Criteria –Click on Header to sort ascending or descending Show Query Fine Tune FNDCODE

6. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 6 Print from Lookup Screens - WYSWYG –Notepad –Excel Print to Screen –Redo –Redirect –Exit –PDF –Excel –Print Print Options

7. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 7 Misc>Preferences>Toolbar –Hot Keys –Toolbar Shortcuts Toolbar

8. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 8 Basic functionality of the Orders screen but eliminates the need to enter secondary screens through buttons Simplified Order Entry

9. Order Audit Log Set flag in Configuration –Add fields –Require fields COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 9

10. 10 Handles repeat orders Contains all relevant order information except for the order date and the delivery schedule Can be scheduled for a consecutive date range Standing Order

11. Schedule Standing Order COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 11 Order Info Item Info Schedule Info Date Range

12. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 12 Calculate the needed quantity of ready-mix for the following common construction components –Slabs –Footings –Integral Footings –Walls –Columns –Steps –Stairs Volume Calculator

13. COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 13 Powerful and flexible means of navigating through your order history Windows Explorer-like view of orders in the system Dispatch > Order Tree Locate orders by date, customer, project, and more Retrieve, Edit, Ticket Orders Configuring the order tree Sort Select Column Saving and naming configurations Order Tree

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15. Order Tree COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 15

16. Order Tree COMMANDseries Dispatch Tips and Tricks 16

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