Start travel
Veldriq Field
Start travel records En route for your assignment. It is optional. On Assigned, Start work is still the primary button.
Screen path: job detail → bottom dock → Start travel. Native Field is not the Field PWA.
Preconditions
Section titled “Preconditions”Your status is Assigned (or the server still offers travel). You do not already have another active execution (En route / Arrived / Working / Paused) on a different job.
- Open the assigned job.
- On the dock, tap Start travel if you want En route first. You may skip it and tap Start work.
- Status becomes En route. The first En route on the appointment may fire customer communication
technician_on_the_wayon the server. - Then tap Arrive or Start work.
- Sync now when you have a network.
What it does not do
Section titled “What it does not do”Tapping Start travel does not capture a location, does not compute ETA, and does not start live van tracking. There is no GPS permission in V1.
Navigate (if shown) opens an external maps app. That is not tracking.
What works / does not work
Section titled “What works / does not work”| Works | Does not work | |
|---|---|---|
| Offline | Queues like other execution actions | Live van map |
| Optional skip | Start work from Assigned | Forcing travel before work |
| OS maps | Header Navigate | In-app GPS / ETA |
If you expected Start travel to be the main button on Assigned: Start work is primary; travel stays on the dock.
Related: Arrive · Start work.