Delivery Boy App for PrestaShop

On-Demand Delivery Boy App for PrestaShop is the one-stop solution to all order delivery-related issues.

It saves the store owner from any type of hassle and issues occurring due to mismanagement of orders. Thus, allowing them to earn more profit.

This app is accessible to both the admin and delivery boys. Henceforth, allowing a quick assignment and management of order deliveries.

This is a time-saving readymade solution that makes the delivery process secure and safe.

Moreover, the app follows the latest technology of Flutter wherein one can use Dart to build PrestaShop mobile apps.

Check the brief working at the admin and the delivery boy within the app –

• Admin can track the availability of delivery boys.
• Admin can assign the orders to the delivery boys.
• The admin can register the delivery boys to the app.
• The delivery boy will have a separate login facility.
• Admin and delivery boy both can examine the sales and orders of the product.
• Configure order statuses that will update in the back office when delivery boy marks the order as delivered, pickup, or canceled.
• Delivery Boy can mark the order as Pickup, Delivered/Not Delivered, and canceled.
• Delivery process authentication via OTP.
• Verify OTP before updating the order status as delivered.
• Send OTP generated after placing an order to the customer’s email id.
• Automatically assign order to the delivery boy according to the radius.
• Chat system between delivery boy and admin.
• Display order amount to the delivery boy.

• Language- Flutter-Dart.
• Editor- Android- Android Studio, iOS- XCode.
• Network Request- Dio network.
• Library Dependencies- Pub package name.

• Firstly, go to the module manager in the back office and click on ‘upload a module’.
• After that, drag and drop the module file or select the file from the system.
• In this way, the module installation will be successful.

General Settings

Set order status for delivered: The order status selected by the admin here will update in the order details page in the back office when delivery boy mark the order status as delivered.

Set order status for pickup: The order status selected by the admin here will update in the order details page in the back office when delivery boy mark the order status as pickup.

Auto order assign

Enable this option to automatically assign order to the delivery boy according to the radius.

Set order status for cancel: The order status selected by the admin here will update in the order details page in the back office when delivery boy mark the order status as canceled.

Set carrier as delivery boy: Orders placed using the carrier selected by admin in the field will display in delivery boy app.

• Radius range for auto assign: In this field, the admin needs to set the radius (in kilometre) in which the orders will be automatically assigned to the delivery boy.
• Store zipcode: The zipcode specified here by the admin is used to calculate the latitude and longitude of the store for assigning the order in the specified radius.
• Google Maps API key: Specify the Google Maps API key to calculate the distance between radius and zipcode.

Push Notifications

Allow notification for new order: Enable this option to send a push notification to admin when a new order is placed on the server.

Notification on other order state: When a delivery boy updates the order status to the selected status, the admin will receive a push

Order Listing

Under this tab, the admin can:

• Set the number of order that will display per page.
• Configure the status to show orders list in the app.

Firstly, the admin needs to create a Firebase project.

For this, visit firebase console site and log in with your Google account.

Now, click on ‘Get started with a Firebase project’.

Enter project name and accept the Firebase terms of service. Click on continue button.

If you want Google Analytics for your project, enable it during the setup process. Click on “Continue” button to proceed.

Choose your Google Analytics location, accept the terms and conditions, and click on “Create project.”

Once the project is created, you’ll see a confirmation screen. Click on “Continue” to proceed to your project’s dashboard.

In the Firebase Console, select the project you just created.

On the Firebase project dashboard, click on the “Android” or “iOS” icon to configure Firebase for your app.

Now, Register Your App.

For Android: Enter your Android app package name (e.g., com.example.appname).

For iOS: Enter your iOS app’s Bundle ID.

Give your app a nickname for easier identification and click on “Register app”.

After registering your app, download the google-services.json file.

For iOS, download GoogleService-Info.plist.

Add this file to your project:

• For Android: Place google-services.json in the android/app directory.
• For iOS: Place GoogleService-Info.plist in your Xcode project.

Set Up Firebase in Your App:

Follow the instructions on the Firebase Console to integrate the Firebase SDK into your Flutter app.

Ensure the firebase_core and firebase_messaging dependencies are added to your pubspec.yaml file.

Once the Firebase SDK is integrated, click on “Next” in the Firebase Console to complete the setup.

Click on “Continue to the console” to go back to your project overview.

In the Firebase Console, go to the “Project Overview” and then select “Project settings.”

Now, Go to the “Service accounts” tab. Click on “Generate new private key” to download the service account JSON file.

This JSON file contains the necessary credentials to configure server-side modules (e.g., Firebase Admin SDK) to send notifications or manage other Firebase services.

The application allows the store owner to manage the customer’s orders and assign them to delivery boys for deliveries.

The admin can login the app to increase the performance of order delivery. Thus, saving the store owner from an conflicts.

Post login the store owner can see the statics of the sales and orders in the form of a graph.

Additionally, they can also view the Today’s Orders in various states that are Open, Processing, and Complete orders.

• Open Orders- These orders are those upon which no activities have taken place. Henceforth it signifies that they are not assigned to the delivery boys.
• Processing Orders- These sets of orders are assigned to delivery boys and will be accomplished soon.
• Complete Orders- This section will be having those orders that are completely processed and delivered to the customer.

However, at the end of the dashboard page, the admin can find the map. This map tells the location of the delivery boy.

The app gives the store an easy navigation to multiple funtionalites.

The admin can register the delivery boys in the application. Thus, allow an easy assignment whenever the order comes in the store.

To register new Delivery Boy the admin can click on Plus sign and enter details.

• Name.
• Contact Number.
• Email Address and Password with which the delivery boy could log in to the application.
• Registered Vehicle Number.
• Address.
• Status of Delivery Boy.
• Registered Vehicle Type.

To verify the existing delivery boys details the admin can click on the ‘Name of delivery boy‘.

In order, to edit the details the admin needs to click on the edit option. Thus, allowing the admin to change the information about the delivery boy.

The admin can even delete the delivery boy details from here.

This section contains records of all the orders placed from the website or customer-centric app. However, here only those orders reflect which have shipping method as Delivery Boy.

Filter and Sort Orders

The admin can sort out the orders in descending and ascending orders.However, they can even filter out an order on the basis of order id.

The store owner can easily click on an order to view the complete details.

Order Assignment

The store owner using the app can quickly assign the orders to the delivery boys. Thus, making the task easier.

The admin using the app can chat with delivery boys to make the process more efficient. The admin can navigate to the left panel where chat option is visible.

Thus, the registered delivery boys can login the app using details that admin shares. The delivery boys on the login page enters the Username and Password.

The delivery boy will also have a dashboard page similar to the admin. There the delivery boys can view the corresponding sales and orders graph.

In addition, the delivery boy will even see the Open, Processing, and Completed orders of that day. However, the delivery boys will see only those orders which are assigned to them.

The delivery boys will also see multiple functionalities of the app in the navigation drawer.

This section will display the account details as entered by the admin. Hence, it contains the details as-

• Delivery Boy display image.
• Registered vehicle number of the delivery boy.
• Mail id of the delivery boy.
• Vehicle type with which the delivery boy uses.
• The contact number of the delivery boy.

Additionally, from this page the delivery boy can make themselves online and offline for delivery.

This section contains a list of orders which are assigned to the delivery boy. Here, all the delivery boy orders are visible with different status types.

That is the newly assigned orders, orders that are in the processing state and the orders that the delivery boy has delivered to the customers.

Henceforth, the delivery boy can accept or decline the orders from this section.

Once the order is accepted the delivery boys picks up the product. Thus, selecting the Picked Option.

However, the delivery boy here can select among options as delivered or not delivered as per the requirement.

Once the delivery boy clicks on the Delivered button the cash transaction will prompt a pop-up with Pay button.

Wherein the admin can click on Pay Button to registered the received payment.

Henceforth, the delivery needs to enter the OTP to validate the order. This OTP is an encrypted password to validate the delivery.

Finally, on entering the valid OTP the delivery boy will receive a confirmation message popup showing a successful delivery.

However, if the delivery boy selects not to deliver the product or selects Decline. The delivery boy here needs to specify the reason behind the action in a pop-up window.

This window is visible as soon as the delivery boy declines the order.

Now the orders will be in open state and the admin needs to re-assign the same to another delivery boy.

The delivery boy can also communicate with the store owner using the app. Thus, giving them a way out of any sort of confusion.

The delivery boy will easily come to know about a new order assignment via notifications. However, these notifications are visible on the device as a popup or under the bell icon in the app.

This standalone app will work once the customer places the order for the product using any app. Herein the customer can place the orders using an e-Commerce app or website.

Website Orders

App Orders

Now the admin can assign the placed order to the delivery agent who then processes the transaction.

Support

Thank you for reading this documentation. Further, if you have any issues, please create a support ticket or write an email to [email protected].