Activity Report and GPS Tracking Flashcards
1000 Location is not captured on the map although GPS is on
Situation
When checking the activity of Filed Staff, Managers find no location on the map although GPS is on in GPS information.
# Why this happens?
There are some possibilities.
Accuracy of GPS location is not high enough to capture to the map
Battery optimization is on
Debug mode is on
Filed Staff may not allow the notification for location service which has the message “SENRI is running” so that location service doesn’t work
Field staff moves very fast (more than 60km/h)
Field staff moves very slow or does not move (less than 200m)
How to solve the trouble?
1. To get high accuracy location,
Allow location permission all the time
Permit to user precise location
keep turning on wifi
keep turning on Bluetooth
To refresh GPS sensor.
Turn off GPS once and turn it on again
Restart the device
2. Check battery optimize setting (Ref. https://dontkillmyapp.com )
- Check device settings and debug mode is not on: disabling the developer options and USB debugging
- Allow the notification for location service in the mobile settings
1001 Fake on-site visit records seems created under geofence restrictions
Fake on-site visit records seems created under geofence restrictions
# Situation
The ONSITE visits that appear pinned in places where the user doesn’t seem to have gone to.
# Why this happens?
- Case1 : Changed the customer location after recorded visit
- Case2 : GPS Info in SENRI†was reset before recording visit
- Turn off GPS right before recording the visit
- SENRI tracking service was killed by OS† before recording the visit
# How to solve?
For case1, manager should carefully check customer location request.
For case2, please check not to optimise battery for SENRI.
Optimise may kill the SENRI background service.
Settings > App & notifications > Special app access > Battery optimisation > App apps > SENRI > Donít optimise
If the user can not turn off GPS by MDM, probably SENRI background service was suspended or killed by† OS. Check device settings if battery optimisation which might be pre-installed in Android and any other vender’s original battery optimisation function is installed.
1007 Field staff said he made 3 visits in this morning and 2 visits in the afternoon but I only see visit of afternoon. Is it possible?
Basically, it is not possible since SENRI mobile app does not send part of information when it’s synced. i.e. All information is synced or none of information is synced.
However the exception is here:
- Field staff cancel/delete records before they submit so manager needs to check deleted transactions or visit reports to see those records and it does not reflect to activity report or sales trends.
- Field staff clear data or uninstall the app before they submit them.
- Field staff may change time settings of mobile app and the records in the morning are not recorded as in the morning. You can lock automatic date/time on mobile.
1008 Why check out time is empty in visit list?
If version of mobile app is 5.13 or later, it means the field staff†has not yet check out outlet
If version of mobile app is 5.12 or before, it means check out functions is disabled for that person or field staff has not yet check out outlet
1012 User didn’t go to the field but the map record distance
- GPS is not that accurate so that GPS location might be received even the phone is not moved.
- Field Staff login to multiple devices. This can be checked by Login token on usage history or user usage.
1015 How do system calculate the time spend at customer’s place?
- For using checkin and checkout: Calculate time between record checkin and checkout
- For not using checkin and checkout: Calculate time when field staff was as close as 150m to customers
1016 Why some visit duration are accurate while others are not?
For using checkin/out- In case of automatic checkout, checkout time may be delayed a bit
For not using checkin/out - In case of low accuracy of GPS, calculation of duration has also low accuracy because the duration is based on the calculation when field staff was as close as 150m to customers.
1023 What are the meaning of the white, red and green blocks under GPS Tracking?
- White: Phone was off or GPS tracking time range was not set
- Red: Phone was on but GPS was off
- Green: Phone was on but GPS was on
1024 What is last visit at? What if field staff has not finish all their visit of today?
- Last visit is latest visit recorded when sync is completed
- For today’s last visit, last visit keeps updating every time Field Staff made new visit
1025 Why last visit is empty although field staff made a visit?
Last visit is empty until Field Staff made more than 2 visits
1026 What is change location in new requests on web?
- A request sent from Field Staff to the manager to change a customer location
- By approving the request, customer location will be changed and the visit when the request was sent will be changed from offsite to onsite.
- It’s important to check carefully not to approves wrong requests. Customer location may be registered incorrectly or visits by field staff will be marked as onsite although visit was not made.
1037 Can we force the field staff to keep ON the GPS?
In company settings, SENRI can only force GPS on when Field Staff creates record and customer registration but not always.
This is Google policy that mobile app cannot force GPS on at all time. However, we observe some MDM is possible to lock GPS settings so please install MDM separately. If FS uses private smartphone, it may be difficult to agree installation of MDM.
1038 How often can I track the movement of my field staff?
If FS keep moving, the app tracks†between 10 - 60 seconds depending on the device.
1039 Will the Field Staff be tracked if he turns off internet?
Yes, it is possible.
However, more accurate GPS can be captured when FS is connected to Wifi.†
1040 What’s happen when geo-fence is on?
You cannot create records until you are as close as 300m to customers.
1041 How do you ensure that the Field Staff can’t fake GPS data?
- SENRI map, distance, customer location and all other GPS related functions does not capture fake GPS
- Also, you can see if Field Staff uses fake GPS in GPS tracking of individual activity report.
- Additionally, MDM can restrict fake GPS app to install
1045 I cannot see GPS tracking in map. What could be the issues?
- Mobile app is not refreshed
- Low GPS accuracy
- Field staff does not move at all
- Location audit service is turned off. Please refer to Don’t kill my app
1047 SENRI is saying I’m not close to customers though I am
It may be due to GPS accuracy.
GPS Accuracy is low right after turning on GPS.
Please turn on GPS† at all time, rather than only†recording to avoid it.”
1055 The phone keeps hanging, battery power drains faster
The battery saving function may be working on the app. When the app is killed many times, battery consumption will be faster.
To stop battery saving function, please refer to: https://dontkillmyapp.com/
1051 Fake on-site visit records seems created under geofence restrictions
Field Staff may create the future visit by changing the date & time of phone.
Enable “Force Automatic Date&Time” option on company settings so that Field Staff cannot make records if the settings is not†Automatic Date&Time.
1079 What is the timestamps in visit list?
Using checkin/out function - Time when field staff tap checkin and out
Not using checkin/out†function - Time when field staff start recording
1050 App is requesting FS to grant permission for location although it’s granted
There are multiple ways to grant permissions depending on the OS.
In some cases, the permission is only granted while the app is open but†SENRI requires that permissions are always granted
Recently, the Permission dialog does not include “Always granted” option. You may need to change the permission to “Always granted” from phone settings.
1086 How does SENRI calculate visits?
Count number of visit unique to 1 customer in a day by 1 Field Staff.
Plans are also counted same. If you made 1 visit in a day although you made 2 plan, it shows visited as planned
1091 How is it possible for the field staff to make 3 onsite visit within 2 mins?
It may be possible when customers are very close and make no reports or sales.
You may need to make “Make Records before Checkout” required to avoid FS to do checkin/out only.
Or FS might change the date&time of mobile phone. To avoid this, you need to make “Enable Automatic Date/Time” required.