Locate2u Core 2.9.6 Release Notes
Locate2u Core 2.9.6 delivers a broad range of functional and technical enhancements focused on improving charge processing, order management, system observability, and workflow consistency.
Summary
A major highlight of this release is the expanded Carrier Marketplace Integration, enabling seamless order assignment to third-party carriers, improved onboarding support, and enhanced booking workflows.
Additional improvements include stronger logging for identity and webhook operations, better handling of service area selection edge cases, and more reliable background processing.
Together, these updates improve Locate2u’s ability to handle high operational volumes while boosting traceability, error resolution, and overall user experience across both web and mobile.
Features
Carrier Marketplace Integration
Feature Details:
- Introduced support for assigning orders to carriers directly via the Locate2u interface.
- Enabled sending assigned orders to carriers through the booking workflow for efficient handoff.
- Added functionality for setting an order into preparation status before carrier assignment.
- Improved validation and state control when orders move through preparation, booking, and assignment steps.
Use Case:
Logistics coordinators can now streamline the process of outsourcing deliveries by preparing, assigning, and sending orders to carriers with minimal manual effort.
This accelerates marketplace-based dispatch workflows and supports a seamless handoff between internal and external delivery teams.
Optimized Address and Time Window Handling
Feature Details:
- Fixed inconsistencies with job time windows, causing display or ordering issues.
- Improved logic for stop timing to ensure accurate sequence planning and SLA adherence.
Use Case:
Dispatchers and planning staff now experience more predictable behavior in time-sensitive delivery scenarios, reducing errors and improving adherence to delivery schedules.
Improved Identity, Webhook, and Integration Logging
Feature Details:
- Extended internal logging for identity operations (e.g., users/create) for better observability.
- Enhanced logging of webhook payloads for easier diagnostics.
Use Case:
System administrators can now better trace user and integration activity with improved logs, making it easier to diagnose issues across webhooks, identity creation, and third-party integrations.
Enhancements and Improvements
- Address List Handling:
- Enhanced behavior for selection from suburb and address lists, improvements to the scenarios where incorrect options could be saved or displayed.
- Webhook Reliability:
- Resolved issues where some stop or driver webhooks were not triggering correctly; now aligned with event handling logic.
- Validation Consistency:
- Adjusted bulk job assignment validation to reduce false negatives and improve user feedback on filtering scenarios.
- Background Processing Stability:
- Increased reliability of background job execution for bulk assignment and stop updates under heavy operational load.
Locate2u Core 2.9.5 Release Notes
Locate2u Core 2.9.5 brings a range of enhancements to improve system flexibility, performance, and user experience. This release includes new features that strengthen delivery management capabilities and system reliability.
Summary
The enhanced integration capabilities offer better connectivity with external systems like Xero, while improved data management and validation features ensure more accurate delivery tracking.
Upgrades to the customer portal and automated messaging streamline communication workflows. Performance improvements in trip management and GPS tracking, along with updates to user management, make it easier to manage deliveries.
Together, these changes enhance Locate2u’s functionality, delivering a more efficient and user-friendly experience across the platform.
Features
Enhanced User Interface and Experience
Feature Details:
App Portal Driver Report now includes GPS-based stop distance tracking.
Feature Issues:
- Creating issues from Stop Trip Shipment Invoices pages
- Add export Stops/Shipments functionality to the customer portal
Use Case:
Users benefit from improved interface design and enhanced visual elements that make navigation more intuitive and efficient, resulting in faster task completion and better user satisfaction.
Advanced API and Integration Improvements
Feature Details:
- Automate pre-delivery SMS messages to send the day before the Delivery/Trip Date.
- Ability to create a scheduling link without sending an SMS from the Order Detail page.
Use Case:
Organizations can leverage enhanced API capabilities and improved integrations to connect Locate2u with their existing systems more effectively, enabling seamless data flow and automation.
Streamlined Workflow and Operations
Feature Details:
- Add Customer Filter on Main Map Screen.
- Consider capacities when calculating available service areas.
- Capacity status (e.g., full or empty) is now factored into the delivery windows shown in scheduling links.
Use Case:
Dispatchers and managers benefit from optimized workflows and operational improvements that reduce manual effort and increase efficiency in managing deliveries and team coordination.
Improvements and enhancements
Fixes and functional updates
- Combined Stop Duration now correctly adds stop duration before the ETA instead of after.
- Improvements made to Review Charges Performance
- Corrected an issue where the Skills Field was missing when no stop type was assigned.
- Fixed an issue where editing a blackout day created a new entry instead of updating the existing one.
- [Send SMS] – SMS messages now use the trip start time rather than the driver’s default start time.
- Background Stop Import: Improved Item Load functionality for background imports.
User management
- Skipping license validation when creating a new user for a customer now offers improved functionality and a more intuitive user interface.
Export and reporting
- Export Stop > Shipment List: Fixed issue where users with parent/child team regions couldn’t retrieve the full data.
- App Portal Driver Report: GPS tracking now includes accurate stop distance data.
UI experience
- Creating Issues from Invoice Pages: You can now create issues directly from Stop, Trip, and Shipment Invoice pages with improved interface support.
- Pre-delivery SMS messages are now automated to send the day before the delivery or trip date, improving both functionality and the user interface.
- Support for Standalone Field: Added to Team Member custom fields for more detailed profiles.
- A new Customer Filter on the Main Map has been added for better visibility and control.
- Added the ability for users to now generate a scheduling link without triggering an SMS.
Customer portal and scheduling
- Added the ability to export stops and shipments from the customer portal, improving usability and interface design.
- Capacities are now considered when calculating available service areas and delivery windows via scheduling links.
Locate2u Core 2.9.4 Release Notes
Locate2u Core 2.9.4 introduces several enhancements to improve system flexibility, performance, and user experience.
Summary
This release includes new features and improvements that strengthen delivery management, optimize workflows, and enhance API capabilities.
Key updates include a new Document Expiration Report, UI enhancements for the Issue Tracking system, and advanced controls for managing team members, orders, and invoices.
Performance improvements and expanded data validation further ensure a smoother and more reliable platform experience.
Features
Enhanced User Interface and Experience
Feature Details:
- Checkbox/Date To From selector to include previously dated unassigned stops in optimisation
- Ready Delivery Date and Expected Delivery Date columns added to the Order page
- Ability to add/remove columns in the Stop Rating Report export
- UI for new Issue Tracking functionality
- Tooltips/info texts added for adjustment percentages
- Document Expiration Report Page introduced
- Display and edit Paired Custom Fields in the Team Member profile
- Email from Draft Team Member Invoice now includes Approve or Review links
- Driver’s License and Insurance info migrated into Paired Custom Fields
Use Case:
Users benefit from improved navigation and visibility within the app, enabling them to manage stops, orders, documents, and issues more efficiently.
Advanced API and Integration Improvements
Feature Details:
- GET /api/v1/team-members now includes make, model, operating system, and version fields
Use Case:
These updates allow organizations to gather more context about team member devices, which can help with debugging, analytics, and integration with external systems.
Improved System Performance and Reliability
Feature Details:
- Updated label on the Team Member card from “vehicle” to “routing speed”
- Review Charges form enhanced for performance and filter reliability
Use Case:
System responsiveness and stability are improved across high-traffic workflows such as trip optimization, order review, and team management.
Enhanced Data Management and Validation
Feature Details:
- Added Customer filter to Stop Rating Report
- Support for Paired Custom Fields in Team Member Configuration
- Ready Delivery and Expected Delivery columns added to Orders page
Use Case:
These enhancements provide stronger control over imported and exported data, increasing data reliability and simplifying administrative reporting.
Streamlined Workflow and Operations
Feature Details:
- Skills update applied unconditionally across affected records
- Order statuses renamed for improved clarity
- Customer and Team Member invoice deletion logic enhanced
- New configuration setting to sum all item capacities to auto-populate Stop load
- Added support for On Hold and Cancelled order statuses
- Introduced a new “Block Out Date Window” setting
Use Case:
Teams and dispatchers can manage day-to-day delivery planning with reduced friction, enabling clearer workflows and fewer manual overrides.
Enhancements and Improvements
- Document fields and expiry dates are now required where applicable
- Improved import handling for invalid or incomplete orders
- [Optimise Stops] selected stops now consistently disappear after optimization
- Stops Processor now correctly sends device update messages
- Filter issues on the Order List screen have been resolved
- Stop Rating Reports now accessible for Customer and Customer Admin roles
- Stops with specific time windows now appear in the Service Areas Dashboard
- Password reset retry logic corrected after max attempts
- Review Charges performance optimized with backend tuning
