Overview of Trip Center Tools in FlowPoint: Approved Trip Calendar, Transportation Calendar, and Trip Map

Learn about the Trip Center tools in FlowPoint, including the approved trip calendar, transportation calendar, and trip map. Discover how these tools help staff track approved trips, view transportation details, and monitor vehicle locations in real time.

By Cory Robbins

In this guide, we'll learn how to use the main tools available in the Trip Center from the menu bar. We will focus on the approved trip calendar, the transportation calendar, and the trip map, which are accessible to all staff members. These tools help you view approved trips, check transportation details, and see the real-time location of trip vehicles.

Let's get started

The Trip Center is a set of tools located in the menu bar. Depending on your FlowPoint permissions, you will see different tools here.

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Click Trip Center in the left navigation menu.
Step #1: Click Trip Center in the left navigation menu.

For this training, we will only cover the tools visible to all staff. We will skip the student trip rosters until the next section. First, we have the approved trip calendar tool. This tool provides a clear view of all trips that have been approved. Approved trips have completed the entire workflow and received all necessary permissions.

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Click on Approved Trip Calendar.
Step #2: Click on Approved Trip Calendar.

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Hover over an event in the calendar to view a summary of the trip information.
Step #3: Hover over an event in the calendar to view a summary of the trip information.

Next, we have the transportation calendar.

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Click on Trip Center in the left sidebar.
Step #4: Click on Trip Center in the left sidebar.
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Click on Transportation Calendar.
Step #5: Click on Transportation Calendar.

This view probably won't be useful for most of you. However, it looks the same as the previous calendar. It simply shows different information when you hover over an event.

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Hover over an event to view transportation-specific details.
Step #6: Hover over an event to view transportation-specific details.

Finally, for most people, the last tool is the trip map.

This view displays the location of all trip vehicles at any time.

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Click on the Trip Center dropdown menu on the left sidebar.
Step #7: Click on the Trip Center dropdown menu on the left sidebar.
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Click on Trip Map.
Step #8: Click on Trip Map.

This is real-time based on the information provided. On some days, there may not be any visible items. On other days, you will see buses and cars scattered throughout the state. This is useful for a quick visual. Clicking on the school vehicle map markers displays several pieces of information.

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Click on a school vehicle map marker to view its information.
Step #9: Click on a school vehicle map marker to view its information.

That concludes the overview of the trip center tools for general users.