StartupGuideFreightExchange < Cargooffice

---++ Start-up Guide for Freight Exchange

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---+++ 1. Update your Company Details
   * Present yourself as a serious business partner and complete your company details asap.
   * Go to: Back Office -&gt; Settings and Management -&gt; Frontoffice Settings -&gt; Company Details<br />Business details are viewed when others are checking your offers.
   * For transport companies it is important to add your destinations.<br />It creates better matching and a greater chance that someone will be notified about your offer.
   * [[CompanyDetails][Extensive explanation about Company Details]].
---+++ 2. Post your offers
   * In the search menu you find two buttons, post freight (1) and post equipment (2).<br /><img alt="FE_post.png" height="65" src="%ATTACHURL%/FE_post.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="FE_post.png" width="800" />
   * Important option when posting freight:<br /><img alt="FE_postFreightSendTo.png" height="104" src="%ATTACHURL%/FE_postFreightSendTo.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="FE_postFreightSendTo.png" width="793" />
   * 1. You can address it to a group of your choice.<br />
      * In groups you can add users of your choice.<br />Currently there are over 50000 users, but you can add new users yourself.
      * More info [[MyGroups][how to create your own groups]].
   * 2. Transport companies als have the opportunity to send their offer to Freecargo.<br />
      * Freecargo is an open Freight exchange with more than 15000 companies connected around the world.
   * [[PostOffers][Extensive explanation about posting offers.]]
---+++ 3. Find offers
   * When your login is successful, the system immediately displays available offers.<br /><img alt="FE_overview_search_startup.png" height="65" src="%ATTACHURL%/FE_overview_search_startup.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="FE_overview_search_startup.png" width="800" /><br />If you do not see anything, click button _Clear_ (1) to clear your former searches.<br />
      * Or become part of a closed user group.
      * Or start your own closed user group.
   * You can change display of freight offers and equipment offers by clicking these buttons (2 and 3).
   * For detailed search to or from specified destinations use (4) and (5).
   * Specific options per offer. Click on these buttons:<br />
      * <img alt="button_info_1001.png" height="16" src="%ATTACHURL%/button_info_1001.png" title="button_info_1001.png" width="16" /> information about the offer
      * <img alt="button_edit_12021.png" height="16" src="%ATTACHURL%/button_edit_12021.png" title="button_edit_12021.png" width="16" /> editing the offer (if you are the owner).
      * <img alt="button_delete_1122.png" height="16" src="%ATTACHURL%/button_delete_1122.png" title="button_delete_1122.png" width="16" /> deleting the offer (if you are the owner).
   * On the left side you have menu options to display offers selected on their ownership.
   * [[FindOffers][Extensive explanation about finding offers]].
---+++ 4. About groups
   * You are free to create your own groups.
   * In groups you can add numerous users.
   * When sending an offer to a group, all users inside this group receive an email notification about your offer.
   * [[MyGroups][Extensive explanation how to create groups]].
---+++ 5. About users
   * Use of the freight exchange system is based on a specific user account.
   * Therefore: always use your real and unique email account when logging in.
   * The groups you have created are linked with the logged in user account.
   * Per company (thus per Cargo Office) you are free to create multiple user accounts.
   * [[AddUsers][Extensive explanation about users]].
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Topic revision: r2 - 2021-03-18 - HenkRoelofs