Map Locations

Use Map Locations to store the real geographic point used by transportation planning.

A Map Location can represent:

  • a customer delivery point,
  • a vendor pickup point,
  • a warehouse,
  • a depot,
  • a port, hub, or airport,
  • or any other stop used in transport.

Create a default Map Location from a source record

How to work in this page

Use the Map Location card to keep address, coordinates, and zone data correct.

  1. Fill Description and Type Code so planners understand what the point represents.
  2. If the location is linked to a customer, vendor, ship-to address, order address, location, or contact, fill the Link to system fields.
  3. Review the copied address and contact information.
  4. Choose Geocode address when the location has an address but no coordinates.
  5. Choose Show on map to review the map point.
  6. Choose Assign Zone when zones are configured and the point should be linked to a zone.
  7. Choose Distance Matrix when a manual distance or duration is needed for this point.
  8. If the map point is not exact, open the map and use the exact-place actions to move the marker.

Create a Map Location manually

  1. Search for Map Locations.
  2. Choose New.
  3. Fill in:
    • Description
    • Type Code
    • address fields
  4. Choose Geocode address.
  5. Review the coordinates.
  6. If needed, choose Assign Zone.

Create a Map Location from an entity

You can also create a Map Location from:

  • Customer
  • Ship-to Address
  • Vendor
  • Order Address
  • Location
  • Contact

When you create the location from the source record, Shipper TMS fills the source link and copies the address values automatically.

Fine-tune the coordinates

If the geocoded point is close but not exact:

  1. Open the map viewer for the location.
  2. Choose Set the Exact Place.
  3. Move the marker to the correct point.
  4. Choose Save Exact Place.
  5. If needed, use Cancel Exact Place instead of saving.

Use zones with a Map Location

If your company uses Zones:

  1. Make sure the Map Location has coordinates.
  2. Choose Assign Zone.
  3. Review the proposed zone and save it.

This is useful when the stop should carry a zone or geofence reference instead of only raw coordinates.

When to use Distance Matrix

Use Distance Matrix when you need to store a manual distance or duration between two points, for example:

  • port-to-port moves,
  • locations where a provider route is not usable,
  • company-specific planning exceptions.