Adding Zonal Timetables

At some sites, clients and vehicles are assigned to specific zones within the service area.

Before you begin

The Trapeze4 Workstation must be open.

About this task

Travel between zones is restricted to specific times during the day and to specific days of the week. Once you have defined routes in the Zonal Timetable ancillary data dialog box, go to Task > Runs and assign the appropriate routes to the runs.

For more information, see the PASS System Administrator and User Guide.

When you create a booking, the Schedule Server generates only those run solutions which permit travel within the specified areas.


The Zonal Timetable dialog box with two zonal timetables defined.

Procedure

  1. Click File > Ancillary Data > Para > Service Areas > Zonal Timetable.
  2. Click the Add new button.
    The Route and Route Name fields display <NEW>.
  3. Provide the following information as needed:
    Route name
    Type the name of the route.

    (The Route field is automatically populated with your entry in the Route Name field.)

    Weekday
    Select the days of the week on which the rule is to apply.
    Polygon
    Select a polygon in which the stops are located.

    The polygons available in this field are determined by the polygon type selected in the Para Service Area Polygon type property.

    See PASS Scheduling Properties in the PASS System Administrator and User Guide.

    Service Area Rule
    Select a rule:
    Dropoff Only
    Allows only drop-offs to be performed within the polygon.
    Pickup and Dropoff
    Allows pick-ups and drop-offs to be performed within the polygon.
    Pickup only
    Allows only pick-ups to be performed within the polygon.
    Pickup or Dropoff
    Allows a run to only pick up (but not drop off) clients within the polygon, or vice versa. This rule is used for long-range vehicles.
    Pickup with Dropoff
    If a run performs a pick-up in this polygon, the vehicle must perform the drop-off within the same polygon. The run is not allowed to travel to another polygon to drop off the client.
    From Time
    Type the earliest time allowed for a booking.
    Published Time
    Type the requested time for trips. The published time is meant to be the average time for that point on the route and is used as a point of reference for users. This time is not taken into account by the scheduling system.
    To Time
    Type the latest time allowed for a booking.
  4. Click Save.
    The rule is added to the list.
  5. Define all restrictions for this route.
  6. Click Close.