Adding Special Points

After creating the Special Points ancillary data, you can add them to stop patterns.

Before you begin

Open the Special Points tab in the Route Definition screen.

Procedure

  1. Select a stop pattern in the Stop Patterns grid. The stops associated with the selected stop pattern appear on the Special Points grid.
  2. Select the stop where you want to insert the special point.
  3. Click Route Definition > Add Point or click Edit:  Edit button
    The Add dialog box appears.
    Add dialog box in the Special Points screen

    A number for the new point automatically appears in the PointId field.

  4. In the Abbr field, type an abbreviation for the special point.
  5. In the Name field, type a name for the special point.
  6. In the Type drop-down list, select the appropriate type for the special point.
    The Latitude, Longitude fields and Address fields are automatically filled in using the geocoded points data.
  7. Click Apply.

Results

On the grid, the special point appears in the row below the stop which you selected in step 2. The special points are shown in blue in the following sample grid:
Special Point Blue