Adding custom Location Tracking Schedule

This article explains how the account can be setup with custom schedule to track employee location.

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This schedule will help setup location tracking for the Employees at individual level or Group level.

Here's how you can create one:


Navigate to 'Schedule Templates' page under 'Schedule' and click on the "+ New Schedule" button to get the following pop-up:

  1. Provide an ID to the schedule.

  2. Select Type as Locate.

  3. Click on "New" to finish.

There page is organized into 4 sections (marked as A, B, C, & D above).

A. Schedule Details

  • It shows the predefined ID & type along with an option to set its status: Active/Inactive.

B. Schedule Assignment

  • Device/Group: Use this section to assign the schedule to an Employee or a Group.

  • Device/Group to: If you want the devices to auto opt-in (to allow tracking) and opt-out (to restrict tracking), please select the corresponding check-boxes.

C. Schedule Settings

  • Schedule to: If you want to start/stop the schedule automatically, please select the corresponding check-boxes.

  • Locate using: Select the location tracking method: Mobile App if the employees have installed the App otherwise Cell Network.

  • Track: Select "Continuously" if you want your employees to be tracked continuously by a defined time-interval, otherwise you can define the specific times at which you would like to have the locations by selecting "Discretely".

  • With frequency set at: Set the frequency at which you want to track within the defined time range.

  • Track during leg breaks: Check this if you want tracking to happen within the legs breaks also.

D. Timings

  • Days: Select the days on which you want the track the employees/groups.

  • Timezone: Select the Employee/Groups timezone.

  • Schedule Legs: Define the start time and duration of tracking to mark the end time for the schedule.


For e.g. If we create a Tracking schedule for Philip (EST) to track him every 15 mins from 9AM to 1PM and then 2PM to 5PM on weekdays using the allGeo App installed on his phone, then the following will be the key-value set:

Device/Group: Philip
Locate using: Mobile App
Track: Continuously
With frequency set at: Manual (15 mins)
Days: M, T, W, T, & F
Time zone: EST
Schedule Legs:
Leg1:
From (Start Time): 9 hrs. 00 mins AM
For (Duration): 4 hrs. 00 mins [To add up to 1PM]
Leg 2:
From (Start Time): 2 hrs. 00 mins PM
For (Duration): 3 hrs. 00 mins [To add up to 5PM]

Click on Save to finish.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to write to us at support@abaq.us

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