Adjusting time profiles

You can couple vehicle journeys of different line routes on jointly served sections of any desired length (Fundamentals: Coupling of vehicle journeys). The coupling is done in the timetable. As preparation, you can adjust time profiles.

1. Open the Line routes window (Opening the Line routes window).

2. In the list, double-click the desired line route.

The Edit line route window opens.

3. Select the Items and time profiles tab.

The tab contains all sections of the selected line route.

4. To edit the display of the attributes, click the Select attributes for table to the right symbol (Selection of attributes).

5. Select the sections to be coupled by marking the desired rows.

6. Click the Adjust time profiles on the selected section....

The Select time profiles to be adjusted window opens. All time profiles are displayed which are positioned on a line route with a common course and which meet the filter criteria.

7. You can restrict the list of time profiles by selecting one or several of the following options:

Element	Description
Only active time profiles	If the option has been selected, only active time profiles are suggested.
Only the same transport system	If the option is selected, only time profiles with the same transport system are suggested.
Only the same operator	If the option has been selected, only time profiles with the same operator are suggested.

8. If required, make further changes:

Element	Description
Also adjust line route items on common course	If the option has been selected, for the time profiles selected, all line route items of the line routes will be adjusted. In the course of this, route points are set in accordance with the reference line route and the To length is set to the value of the reference. Only at the last line route item, the To length remains unchanged. If the option has not been selected, a route point is set at line route items of the common course where a profile point exists in the reference time profile.
Also adjust boarding and alighting on common course	If the option has been selected, the boarding and alighting options on the common course are adjusted to the reference line route.

Element

Description

Also adjust line route items on common course

If the option has been selected, for the time profiles selected, all line route items of the line routes will be adjusted. In the course of this, route points are set in accordance with the reference line route and the To length is set to the value of the reference. Only at the last line route item, the To length remains unchanged.

If the option has not been selected, a route point is set at line route items of the common course where a profile point exists in the reference time profile.

Also adjust boarding and alighting on common course

If the option has been selected, the boarding and alighting options on the common course are adjusted to the reference line route.

9. Select one or more time profiles from the list of qualified time profiles.

10. Confirm with OK.

The time profiles are adjusted. If the adjustment is not possible, the original state is kept and a message opens.