The customer has vehicles that are assigned to certain zones, and they want to make sure those vehicles are in their specific zones at the end of the day. Can I link a specific asset with a specific zone so I can create a report telling me when that vehicle is not in its "Home" zone?
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Yes, it's possible. To achieve this, you need to create a custom rule in MyGeotab that links your vehicle to that specific zone.
Follow these steps to set it up:
1. Go to Rules & Groups > Rules.
2. Click Add to create a custom rule.
3. In the Conditions tab, select Add Zone or Zone Type.
4. Set the condition to trigger when the vehicle is Outside its "Home" zone.
5. To link it to a specific asset, make sure both the vehicle and the rule belong to the same Group.
Once the rule is created, you'll be able to generate an Exceptions report that will show you exactly when and for how long the vehicle was outside its assigned zone.
Hi, if it was me, I'd create 2 custom rules & trial it on a couple of assets first.
Once the zone has been created, go to RULES and ADD RULE.
Under CONDITIONS select the relevant zone and choose ENTERING ZONE as the condition. Set the rule to apply from the time the staff member is expected to arrive home, for example 4.30pm.
Assign the rule to the relevant asset and add an email notification when the vehicle enters the zone. eg: "vehicle 12345 has arrived at it's home zone at 4.33pm"
Set up a second rule for when the vehicle does not arrive a the expected time. configure this rule to identify vehicles that have not entered the home zone by the nominated time and set up a 'CHECK VEHICLE' alert notification.
This should tell you when the vehicle has arrived home safely and an alert when it has not arrived as expected & you can check on the driver.
You would have to create separate rules for each zone location & associated asset - Copy & Paste only changing zone & asset name.