Get Started with Slot Booking
Get started with the Yard Management System (YMS) components.
The YMS landing page is the first dashboard users see when they log in to use the Slot Booking application. This first dashboard will be different depending on the user type - Slot Booking Customer or Carrier.
For Slot Booking Customers - including Site Administrators, Facility Managers, and other site personnel - the YMS landing page displays the Map console with the Gate Console, Appointment Manager Console, and Person console tabs visible at the top.
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Map Console: The Map Console is the landing page for Facility Administrators, Managers, and other Site Personnel. This console provides a bird’s eye view of the organization’s yard facilities. Admin users will see all yard facilities for the entire organization. Other site personal (e.g., Facility Managers) may see only specific yard facilities depending on their level of permissions.
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Gate Console: Administrator users, facility managers, and other site personnel can configure and create the drop off and pickup schedules for one to many sites in the Gate Console.
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Appointment Manager Console: Site personnel and Carriers can book delivery and pickup appointments at a site in the Appointment Manager Console. Site personnel and Carriers can book delivery and pickup appointments at a site in the Appointment Manager Console.
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Person Console: Administrator users can add organization users.
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User Management: Administrator Users can add users [link], create new user roles [link], and manage user permissions [link].
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Profile & Preferences: Users can change display preferences – like change the language displayed in the YMS [link to article].