Applying Change Requests

Trips that have been imported to the Trip Plan Analyzer Wizard can be modified and re-evaluated using different criteria, such as the time or date they take place.

Before you begin

Open the Trip Plan Analyzer Wizard.

About this task

If you plan on comparing the original batch with a modified version, save the original batch before trying alternative options.

Procedure

  1. Select the trips to be modified.
    To...Do this...
    Select multiple adjoining trips Press the SHIFT key while clicking on the first and last trips.
    Select multiple trips Press the CTRL key while clicking on the trips.
    Select all trips Click the leftmost cell in the grid heading row.
  2. Click the Change Request button:
    A hand writing on a piece of paper.
    The Modify Request dialog box appears:

    The Modify Request dialog box with no options defined.
  3. Specify if the changes should be applied to All Visible Requests or All Selected Requests.
  4. Specify the criteria for Solution Set, Time, Date, and select whether to preserve the day of the week.
    You can use this feature to select a holiday or a different date to ascertain the availability of fixed route service in that period.
  5. Click OK.
    The system modifies the batch row selections based on the criteria you entered.
  6. To save the solutions, click the Save Batch To DB button:
    A grid with a highlighted row and a right-facing arrow.
  7. In the Save Batch dialog box, type a Batch Name and Description.
  8. Click OK.