OneClick Controls
Written by Anthony Hodge
Updated at August 20th, 2025
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OneClicks are user-defined controls that launch selected action grids automatically with pre-loaded settings directly from the ViewPoint Logistics main menu.
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Access the OneClicks accordion tab via the Navigation Pane on the main Menu Page. |
Saving Time and Effort
3PL operations may require you to access different data in different ways, perhaps several times a day. Maybe you regularly alternate between real time and historical information, or maybe you work from only one action grid but switch between different settings. In any case, it can take time to navigate the VL menu, open the action grid, retrieve the data, and then reapply filter and column settings, especially if you had to repeat the same steps throughout the day.
This is where the OneClick feature comes into play. With only "one click" you can instantly open an action grid in a new browser tab, completely bypassing the menu and applying MyViews (Query, Filter, Sort, Column, Crunch, and Chart settings) along the way.
- One click takes you directly into a (user-defined) report of clients, products, arrival times, carriers, operators, etc.
- One click delivers up-to-date results based on a summarized version of your action grid.
- One click provides an instant real time visual representation of your data in a printable 3D graph or chart.
The primary focus for the One Click design initiative is to facilitate the user's ability to record and automate complex functionality so that it can be re-invoked quickly and consistently every time from a single menu command. (Plus, it greatly reduces the potential for human error).
Note: Versions of ViewPoint Logistics that were installed prior to July 2013 do not include the features described on this page.
Add to Menus
OneClicks are tremendous time savers! They consolidate multiple steps and make the most complex tasks effortless to perform, especially when you add them to your user-defined menus in MyFavorites.
Selecting and Using OneClick Controls
To use OneClick controls, simply open the OneClicks accordion tab in the Navigation Pane of the Menu Page, then click on one of the menu items listed.
All existing OneClick controls are listed under the OneClicks menu. The OneClick controls in the Navigation Pane will appear in the same order as the OneClicks console. However, the OneClick controls listed in the Display Pane (in light blue) are organized based on their target action grid heading (in dark blue).
Note: The type code associated with each OneClick indicates how the associated View are to be displayed: [AG], Crunch [CR], or Chart [CH].
Creating/Modifying a OneClick
To create a new OneClick click the .png){kind=small}
button at the bottom of the menu. This launches the OneClicks Console, which lists all of the commands that have been created and are currently available:
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button in the OneClicks Console. This launches the following popup window:
OneClick Code. Type in the name for the OneClick command.
OneClick Description. Type in a longer description.
Assigned Action Grid . Select from available action grids by clicking the 
(browse icon).
Assigned View. Select from available views associated with the action grid by clicking the 
(browse icon).
Saving the Code. Click .png){kind=small}
to create a OneClick from the currently selected action grid and assigned view.
Modifying a OneClick. To change the description, action grid, and/or assigned view of an existing OneClick click the .png){kind=small}
button at the bottom of the menu. Select a OneClick code from the console, then click .png){kind=small}
.This launches the popup window with the currently selected action grid and assigned view:
Note that you cannot change the OneClick code name. Click .png){kind=small}
to save the changes made.
Rearranging the Order
If you would like to change the order of the controls listed, click the .png){kind=small}
button at the bottom of the menu. Drag the selected codes up or down the list. Click .png){kind=small}
to set the new order and exit the console.
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Note: Key enhancements to ViewPoint Logistics have resulted in a new menu format as well as the consolidation, reorganization, and/or renaming of some functionality. For documentation relating to features that existed in versions prior to VL 13.010, see Legacy VL.