Basic Workflows

Workflows refer to the sequence of events and the actions associated with them to complete the trips listed in a manifest.

Each manifest begins with the driver's login to DriverMate and the vehicle pull-out from a garage and ends with the vehicle pull-in to a garage and the driver logout from the application.

Events may have one or several actions associated with them. The following diagrams illustrate single and multiple events:

Single Revenue Event

The simplest workflow involves a pair of pick-up and drop-off trips for a passenger.

Basic single event workflow illustration
To complete the event, perform the following actions:
  1. Log in to DriverMate.
    Sample login screen
    After you log in, the manifest is shown with the pick-up and drop-off information.
    Manifest screen with sample events
  2. Pull out from the garage. (Execute the Arrive and Perform actions to complete the Pull-Out event.)
  3. Pick up the passenger at the location and time designated in the manifest. (Execute the Arrive and Perform actions to complete the Pick-Up event.)
  4. Drop off the passenger at the location and time designated in the manifest (Execute the Arrive and Perform actions to complete the Drop-Off event.)
  5. Return the vehicle to the garage. (Execute the Arrive and Perform actions to complete the Pull-In event.)
  6. Log out of DriverMate.

Multiple Revenue Events

Typically, a driver is given a manifest that contains assigned several pick-ups and drop-offs.

Multiple Pick-Ups and Drop-Offs in Parallel Order

This example shows that the driver picks up and drops off one passenger before proceeding to do the same for another passenger.
Basic Multiple Events Workflow illustration

Multiple Pick-Ups and Drop-Offs Intermingled for Route Efficiency

For schedule efficiency, pick-ups and drop-offs are often intermingled as shown in the following diagram. Note the arrows that connect the pick-ups and drop-offs to show the sequence of actions.
Sample Mixed Multiple Events Workflow illustration

Any combination that produces the most efficient routing is valid as long as every pick-up has a drop-off.

The only difference between the two types of workflow is the number and order of events. The actions you must execute to move from event to event remain the same.