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Preference groups is a non-templated preference that defines the names of the groups of drivers. You can assign roles to each group. For example, different groups can start and end in different locations, or some can do certain routes while others cannot (like school routes).
You can also set different preferences for your groups. For example, suppose there is a driver group with domestic rules and a driver group with EU regulations. In that case, they will have different laws regarding duty breaks, so you can create preferences based on each preference group and their requirements. You can also control a variety of characteristics like the number of duties for each preference group.
Adding preference groups
While in your schedule, open Preferences.
Find and click Preference Groups in the Misc section.
Click + Add Preference.
Click + Add New Group.
Name the group.
Optionally, set a Penalty for the group. The penalty will apply per violation of a preference assigned to this group.
Also optionally, you can Exclude the group from optimization. This means that this group will not be subject to changes made during optimization.
Repeat steps 4 to 7 for every group you’d like to create.
Save and close the preferences.
Setting a default preference group
Upon setup, the first preference group in the list is treated as default. This can be changed by selecting a different group in the Default: drop-down above the list.
Assigning preferences to groups
Once you have two or more preference groups, you can decide what crew preferences apply to which group. To do that, follow these steps:
While in the preference of your choice, click on the Pref. groups drop-down. This drop-down is only visible when you have two or more groups.
Check the boxes next to the groups you want to include this preference in.
Click Apply to save the changes.
Viewing the preference group stats
Open the Crew schedule tab.
Click Stats in the upper-left corner of the Gantt.
Search for Preference Group and check the box next to it.
Click Apply.
You will now see the preference group assigned to each duty.
Assigning preference groups to duties
If you want to assign a preference group to one or multiple duties:
Check the boxes next to the duties.
Click the pencil icon above to enter batch edit mode.
Select a preference group from the drop-down.
Click Apply.