Viewing Runs Graphically in Schedule Editor

If you want to show a visual image of scheduled runs, you can show them on a graph.

Before you begin

Schedule Editor must be open.

About this task

Each segment of each scheduled run is shown to the minute and appears in a specific color. The run segments are overlaid with lines that mark every quarter hour. Drive Time (DT) and Total Length (TL) are shown in columns on the left side of the screen.

Procedure

  1. Optional: Change the colors shown in the Run Graphical view:
    1. Click File > Properties.
    2. Click the Tools tab.
    3. Click Schedule Editor > Color Settings > Run Graphic View Colors.
    4. Click a color for each of the following properties:
      • Break Time Color
        The break time.
      • DH Time Color
        The time between pull out and pick-up.
      • Slack Time Color
        The slack times at the beginning and end of the run.
      • Transport Time Color
        The time there is one or more passengers on the vehicle.
  2. Click the Run Graphical View button:
    Green R.
    The runs appear in graphical view.
    Schedule Editor's graphical view. Time is marked in quarter hour segments for different run activities.
  3. Optional: Select a run and double-click on it.
    Run Itinerary view opens to the selected run's itinerary.