# Open Positions Board

## Board Layout

The board has two main areas- *unallocated voyages* (Commitments) on the left, and *allocated voyages* on the right.

Each element in the board represents either a voyage (unallocated), a voyage with cargo(s) (allocated), a vessel, a vessel open position card or a last port call card.

## Vessel Open Position Card

![Open Position Card](/files/-MaD3xvOYwdL7zhzJMyj)

We call the yellow card on the vessel columns the *vessel open position card*. It displays the start of the schedule of each ship that is displayed on the board. You can click on the card to open the vessel open position *drawer*. For any scenario that is not the MASTER, you can edit the port and date of the vessel open position. This changes where your ship starts in the scenario and reschedules the consecutive voyages.

## Voyage Card

### Unallocated Voyage Card

In the Commitments column, the left-most column of the board, we have a list of Unallocated Voyages with a new design:

![Fields on the Unallocated Card, with the Performance Cargo](/files/xKvguX6LmjPGFji26ArT)

<table><thead><tr><th data-type="number">Reference</th><th>Fields</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Voyage Reference</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Voyage Status</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Charterer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Port calls</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Commodity</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Laydays Start to End Dates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Quantity and Measurement Unit</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Allocated Voyage Card

#### Header

![Fields on the Allocated Voyage Card header, with the Performance Cargo ](/files/-Ma89qVpnO9yDkA4JVDG)

<table><thead><tr><th width="150" data-type="number">Reference</th><th>Fields</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>null</td><td><strong>Voyage:</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Vessel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Voyage Reference</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Trade Code</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Voyage Status</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>TCE and Currency</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>null</td><td><strong>Performance Cargo:</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Charterer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Quantity and Measurement Unit</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Laydays Start to End Dates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Days out of Laycan (Early/Late Indicator)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Arrival Window Start to End Dates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Days out of Arrival Window (Early/Late Indicator)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Commodity</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### **Port Call Timeline**

The Allocated Voyages Card also contains a detailed timeline:&#x20;

<div align="center"><img src="/files/-MaD4BOXUpIw68gXpv5r" alt="Port Call Timeline"></div>

On the left side of the Voyage Card, all the arrival times are listed. The date and time listed for the Ballast Port is the voyage start date. On the right side of the timeline, the port names are listed, including the Ballast Port. The total cargo gross weight on board after the port call is listed under the port name.&#x20;

> **Number of Displayed Ports**
>
> It is possible to change how many ports are listed at a time by using the settings. The minimum amount of ports that can be displayed is 3, the Ballast Port, the first load port and the last discharge port of a voyage. The number in the blue circle indicates how many ports are hidden.&#x20;

## Last Port Call Card

For each vessel we have a card with information about when it is next available. This can be found after the last voyage in a vessel's schedule.

![Last Port Call Card](/files/m8aZHH1NcRoWeZkURp7Q)

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Reference</th><th width="280.4">Fields</th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Vessel </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Last port call's ETD</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Port </td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Actions

In the Open Positions Board you can drag and drop voyages to allocate or unallocate them, move them between vessels and change their order on a vessel.

Click any voyage card to open the [voyage drawer](/release-6.13/voyage-management-system/step-by-step-guides/voyages.md) and access additional information and actions.

#### Filtering

You have a large variety of filters available on the board. Filtering for Commitments (left-most column) and Allocated Voyages (rest of the columns) is separate. Filtering is persisted when navigating between the boards as well as when navigating to different menu items.

You can read more about the actions here: [Voyage Actions](/release-6.13/fleet-allocation-and-scheduling/getting-started/fleet-plans/voyage-actions.md).

### Settings

At the top right of the board, click on **Settings**<img src="/files/-MAC5fXnWeoZ2LGOhBze" alt="" data-size="original">to open the settings window.

#### Number of Columns

You can select the number of columns to show in the board either by moving the slider or by typing in a number.

#### Number of Displayed Ports

You can select the number of ports to show in the port call timeline either by moving the slider or by typing in a number. The ballast, first loading and last discharging ports are always visible.

#### Column Grouping

The column grouping decides which column a card should go into. The default setting is to group by vessel, but you can also select load area or discharge area. The area groupings depends on the selected area report under account preferences.

#### Row Grouping

The row grouping setting decides how the cards are grouped vertically. By default there is no row grouping. You can also select to group by month or week.


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