Creating system routes from time profiles

You can create system routes automatically from existing time profiles. The course and run times of the time profiles will be used.

Notes: System routes are created per stop-stop section, i.e. in between any consecutive stop points.

Since time profiles always start and end at stop points, the complete course of a time profile is turned into system routes.

System routes are created broken down by transport system and items. This means that, should there be any time profiles with identical attributes except for the transport system, several system routes will be created from them.

If there are any time profiles with different items between two stop points within a transport system, several system routes will be created, too.

1.  In the Network window, right-click the System routes button.

The System routes shortcut menu opens.

2.  Select the Create from time profiles entry.

The Create system routes from time profileswindow opens.

3.  Make the desired changes.

Element

Description

Naming

The following components of names of the system route to be generated can be selected and edited:

Prefix

Enter an arbitrary text

Transport system

Select a transport system attribute

Start stop point

Select a stop point attribute

End stop point

Select a stop point attribute

Notes

The following naming rules are effective if there is no system route within the network yet with an identical transport system and course:

  • A generated system route could, for example, result in the following name if all four elements are selected: Sys_T_20_40.
  • In order to avoid that identical names are assigned to different system routes that are generated at the same time, a number is appended to the end of the name in case a combination already exists. The numbering begins with 1, for example Sys_B_20_40_1.

Existing system routes can be overwritten or updated when given a new name:

  • A system route with an identical transport system and course will be overrwritten if its name is identical to the components listed above. If the system route data of a network is supposed to be updated only, the same parameters as for the existing system routes thus need to be entered in the window.
  • If you want to prevent that existing system routes are overwritten, you need to specify a new combination of name components. No existing system routes will then be found in the network. All objects are then created anew, in addition to the existing system routes.

Determination of the system route run time

Select one of the following options for the run times of the system routes:

Minimum

If the option has been selected, the minimum run time will be determined.

Maximum

If the option has been selected, the maximum run time will be determined.

Average

If the option has been selected, the mean run time will be determined.

Determination of system route length

Select one of the following options for the lengths of the system routes:

Minimum

If the option has been selected, the minimum length will be determined.

Maximum

If the option has been selected, the maximum length will be determined.

Average

If the option has been selected, the mean length will be determined.

Use only active time profiles

If the option has been selected, system routes will only be generated from active time profiles.

Note: For several time profiles with an identical transport system and an identical course, the resulting attributes of the system route emerge as follows:

  • The Transport system is used, as it is identical for all time profiles.
  • The course (specifically start stop point and end stop point) is used, as it is identical for all time profiles.
  • The Name is generated according to the naming settings.
  • The Length is an aggregate of the lengths of the stop sections (of the line routes of all time profiles).
  • The Passage time in the Basis tab is an aggregate of the run times of the stop sections (of all time profiles).
  • The Passage time in the Vehicle combination tab is an aggregate of the run times of the stop sections (of all time profiles of this vehicle combination).
  • The TStartStop, TEndStop is always set to zero.
  • User-defined attributes are not adopted.

4.  Confirm with OK.

The system routes are generated.