More documents

In addition to the manual, the further documents are provided. You can access them via menu Help > Open project directories.

  • Installation guide

This document provides important information on the installation of Visum.

  • Visum Release Notes

This document contains brief notes on changes, fixed bugs and new functionality included in the Visum service packs provided for download. Via the PTV homepage, new service packs are continuously provided for download.

Tip: Alternatively, you can open the Release Notes on the Visum Start page in the Support services section.

  • Visum overview

Here you can gain an overview of the program changes and new functions compared to the previous version.

  • Description of the Visum COM interface

With the help of script files you have access to Visum data and functionality via the Component Object Model (COM) interface.

The COM reference contains the reference documentation for the COM application in English. Open the file from within the program via menu Help > COM Help.

The document Introduction to the Visum-COM API in English contains, among other things, an introduction to COM programming, the possibilities of extending Visum using the COM interface and Visum examples. Open the file from within the program via menu Help > Introduction to the Visum COM-API.

  • Reference to the Visum data model

This file stores the descriptions of all tables, attributes and relations which are used in Visum.

  • Overview of the origin of indicators
  • Overview of the availability of indicators
  • Reference of the Python objects

Here, you find the reference of all Python objects for scripting. Open the file from within the program via menu Help > COM Help.