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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://docs.routeq.com/doc/en/llms.txt


# Loading when ready

When planning routes, it's often necessary to calculate the total loading time of orders at the depot correctly. Different scenarios are possible: in some cases, you can begin loading orders to the vehicle only after all orders are ready. In other cases, you can begin right after each specific order is ready (even if the other orders aren't ready yet), because this reduces the waiting time.

You can use the `options.load_when_ready` option to control this behavior. Its default value is `false`, meaning that the courier waits for all orders to be collected first, and then starts loading them into the vehicle.

If the courier has to begin loading as soon as each order is ready, specify the following:

- `options.load_when_ready` = `true`.
    
- [Order ready time](https://docs.routeq.com/doc/en/vrp/properties-of-orders.md#order-time-depot-ready) in `location.depot_ready_time`.
    
- [Load handling time](https://docs.routeq.com/doc/en/vrp/properties-of-orders.md#order-service-duration-load) in `location.depot_duration_s`.
    
**Example 1**

There are 5 orders at the depot. The first order is ready at 8:00, the second at 8:15, and there are 15-minute intervals between the rest. Each order takes 10 minutes to load. The `load_when_ready` field value is set to `false` by default, so the courier starts loading at 9:00 and finishes at 9:50.

[API request (JSON)](https://courier.yandex.ru/vrs/api/v1/log/request/d6fcdf9a-b8f17136-26639748-9b35f8b6) ⋅ [API response](https://courier.yandex.ru/vrs/api/v1/result/d6fcdf9a-b8f17136-26639748-9b35f8b6) ⋅  [View on map](https://yandex.com/courier/mvrp-map#d6fcdf9a-b8f17136-26639748-9b35f8b6)

**Example 2**

The same data, but `load_when_ready` = `true`. Because of that, the courier finishes loading at 9:10 (the last order's ready time is 9:00 + 10 minutes to load = 9:10). The wait is reduced by 40 minutes.

[API request (JSON)](https://courier.yandex.ru/vrs/api/v1/log/request/c20e585a-f57d557b-8b349d78-cbe2ef6a) ⋅ [API response](https://courier.yandex.ru/vrs/api/v1/result/c20e585a-f57d557b-8b349d78-cbe2ef6a) ⋅  [View on map](https://yandex.com/courier/mvrp-map#c20e585a-f57d557b-8b349d78-cbe2ef6a)

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