Defining Run Manifest Jobs

Run manifest jobs generate the current day's run manifests for selected vehicles.

Before you begin

The CoreAgentManager switch must be enabled by a system administrator.

CoreAgentManager is found in the Trapeze6 Service Shell, under File > Trace Options, on the Switches tab, under Switches > Core > Services > CoreAgentManager. Set Enable to ON.

The path for the template RunsManifest.rpt file must be set (originally found in [drive:][path]/TP6/Modules/Extra/PASSReports) in Trapeze6 context properties (Properties > PASS > PassInfoServer > GetScheduleManifestReport).

A folder or folders where the report output will be stored must be created. For example, C:\PASS_RunManifests.

Schedule Job Agent must be open.

About this task

PDF copies of run manifests are typically used as a back up in case transit agency systems fail.

Procedure

  1. Select a job from the grid.
    The scheduled job record settings are shown in the Job Schedule frame.
  2. Confirm the Agent Name PassScheduleAgent is defined for the job schedule.
    The selected agent determines the options that are available in the Job Type field.
  3. Click Job Data.
    The Job Data dialog box appears.
  4. Define the schedule type and date information:
    1. In the SchType field, click Live.
    2. In the Schedule list, click N/A.
      This prevents the job schedule from using a specific date.
    3. In the Offset field, type 0.
      This forces the job to use today's date.
  5. In the Job Type field, select Run Manifests. If no Job Types are available, confirm that an Agent Name has been selected in the Job Schedule frame of the Schedule Job Agent dialog box.
  6. Click New.
    The New Batch dialog box appears.
  7. Define the Path for the file output.
  8. Click the Runs for which to create manifests.
    If you plan on creating run manifest jobs for multiple vehicles and would like to create folders for individual manifests (for example, ABC001, ABC002), then you can set up multiple Run Manifests job types pointing to different folders for each run.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Click OK.
    The Job Data dialog box closes.
  11. Click Save.
  12. Click Close.

Results

When run manifest files are generated, file names take the format of [date created]-[time created]-[schedule Id]-[provider]-[run name].pdf. For example, 20170519-1455-5463-MMG-202.pdf.