Locate2u Core 2.9.8 Release Notes
Summary
This release focuses on improving data handling during imports, expanding API capabilities, and streamlining operational workflows.
The changes aim to enhance both usability and performance across Locate2u Core’s web and API interfaces.
New Features: Carrier Marketplace
1. Provide a form field to override contact details
A dedicated form field was added that allows users to override existing contact details during data entry.
Use Case: Useful when updating customer or supplier information without modifying the main profile.
2. Carrier Marketplace Small Improvements – Part 1
Introduced several incremental enhancements to the Carrier Marketplace for improved usability and performance.
Use Case: Enhances the browsing and selection process for carriers.
3. Add driver phone number to order details API
Extended the order details API response to include the driver’s phone number.
Impacted API: /api/v1/orders/{id}
Use Case: Allows clients to directly retrieve driver contact info for communication purposes.
4. Implement “Quick Edit” for asset location
Introduced a quick edit feature to update asset location directly from the asset list without navigating to the details page.
Use Case: Saves time when making frequent or bulk asset location adjustments.
Enhancements
- Improved import logic to ensure earlier stops remain intact when importing subsequent batches for the same driver.
- Optimized timeout handling during bulk imports to prevent duplicate entries.
- Enhanced the delivery date population logic to ensure accurate order status updates.
- Adjusted trip filtering logic to display multi-day trips correctly.
- Improved rendering logic for route maps to handle edge cases.
- Refined calculation method to ensure consistent stop time estimates after re-optimization.
- Optimized data aggregation queries to reduce loading times for analytics dashboards.
Locate2u Core 2.9.7 Release Notes
The Locate2u Core 2.9.7 release focuses on practical improvements that streamline invoicing, enhance delivery visibility on mobile.
Summary
These updates introduce greater flexibility in trip management.
It supports a smoother customer experience, better route control, and more intuitive system-wide behaviors.
New Feature: Orders – Customer Invoicing
Icon to indicate draft invoices with added costs
A new icon is shown on invoices that have draft costs added, improving visibility for finance teams.
Use Case: Easily identify and review draft invoices with pending charges.
Impacted Areas: Invoicing UI
Order notes included in invoice export
Invoice exports now include order-level notes to enhance communication and billing clarity.
Use Case: Ensures critical customer or delivery notes are accessible during reconciliation.
Impacted Areas: Invoice export files
Export includes company ABN and billing address
Invoice exports now show the customer’s ABN and billing address to align with accounting standards.
Use Case: Supports regulatory compliance and accounting integration.
Impacted Areas: Invoice data structure.
New Feature: Expand Run Logic to Facilitate Working for Multiple Customers in the Same Trip
Allow multiple customers on a trip
Trips can now include stops for multiple customers, improving efficiency and scheduling flexibility.
Use Case: Ideal for drivers working across vendors or third-party logistics models.
Impacted Areas: Trip creation and scheduling APIs
New Feature: Time-based Stops Visibility for Mobile Apps
Show time-based stops only after the start time on mobile
Stops configured with a specific visibility time will only appear to the driver after that time.
Use Case: Prevent early stop attempts, improves time-sensitive deliveries.
Impacted Areas: Mobile app stop visibility
General Improvements Release 2.9.7
Export includes tracking URL for receivers
An extra column is added in exports with the customer-facing tracking link.
Use Case: Enables proactive sharing of live tracking URLs.
Impacted Areas: Order exports
Receiver details now included in invoice export
Receivers’ names and contact information are now shown on exported invoice reports.
Use Case: Assists customer service and invoice recipients in identifying orders.
Impacted Areas: Invoicing exports
Prompt to confirm when removing the tracking number
A confirmation modal is shown when removing a tracking number from an order.
Use Case: Prevents accidental deletion of critical order info.
Impacted Areas: Order details screen
Show SKU count on customer invoice
Customer invoices now show the total number of SKUs delivered.
Use Case: Useful for inventory and order verification.
Impacted Areas: Invoice PDF or digital preview
Show trip-level invoice notes in batch invoice export
Trip-specific notes are now included when exporting invoices in bulk.
Use Case: Contextual notes shared across all orders in a trip.
Impacted Areas: Bulk invoice export
Tooltip added for auto-assign checkbox in customer settings
A new tooltip explains how auto-assign works for customer orders.
Use Case: Reduces confusion during onboarding.
Impacted Areas: Customer setup UI
Export includes depot name for stops
Stops now show depot location names in reports.
Use Case: Enhances route planning and reconciliation.
Impacted Areas: Stops export
Show the actual delivery date in the invoice export
Invoices now reflect the actual delivered date, not just planned.
Use Case: Provides accurate billing and audit support.
Impacted Areas: Invoicing exports
Export includes delivery service package details
The delivery service tier/package used for orders is included in the exported data.
Use Case: Facilitates SLA tracking and reporting.
Impacted Areas: Order export CSV
Show delivery window in invoice export
Start and end time windows are now visible in exported invoices.
Use Case: Improves scheduling accuracy and recordkeeping.
Impacted Areas: Invoice export
Improvements
The following enhancements improve system behavior, usability, and consistency across modules:
- SMS notifications are now reliably sent when a stop’s trip status changes.
- Planned routes are hidden once stops are completed, ensuring a clean view for dispatchers.
- Date-based filters now correctly show all relevant orders for the selected day.
- Service package details on trips remain intact after editing, maintaining configuration consistency.
- Route optimization now respects team-specific time windows when generating routes.
- Orders can now be deleted even if the associated trip has been completed.
- Exported trip data reflects the correct time zone based on team settings.
- Only active trips are shown in planning views, excluding completed trips.
- Time-based stops now appear in the mobile app only after the specified visibility time.
- Draft invoice costs are now correctly calculated and displayed in invoice previews.
- Stop status updates are immediately reflected in the UI.
- Auto-assign settings are preserved correctly during trip updates.
- Depot details are now included in scheduled trip exports.
- Notes added to invoices are consistently saved and displayed.
- Trip-level notes are now included in consolidated invoice exports.
