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Prepared or ready: when do I need to re-optimise?

When you attach orders to a tour, apomap doesn't plan them into the route immediately. Only when you re-optimise is the tour "Ready" again.

The two statuses of a planned tour

Status	What it means	What you need to do
Prepared	The tour has orders attached that aren't yet planned into the route.	Re-optimise the tour
Ready	All orders have been optimised into the route.	Nothing – your driver can set off

How to spot attached orders

In the tour card, next to the number of orders, there's a red number, for example "+2". These are the orders attached to the tour but not yet planned in. The arrow circle for optimising is then also blue.

Two tours with attached orders (+2, +4) and a blue optimise icon

How to re-optimise

In the tour card, click the blue arrow circle. apomap plans all attached orders into the route and recalculates the arrival times. The red number disappears, and the tour is Ready.

If the arrow circle is grey, the tour is already optimised.

Note: Optimise first, then set off. As long as a tour is still "Prepared", your driver can't start it in the driver app.

Tip: Re-optimising uses optimisations from your plan. If you only want to put a single order in a specific place, move it by hand instead. That's free. → How are optimisations counted?

Updated on: 04/11/2026

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