BlockBuster (Tp5)

Release notes on tasks that apply to BlockBuster in Trapeze5.

Version Type Description ID
21.3.0.0 ENH A new option, Set Off Days has been added to the BlockBuster menu. It is available under the following conditions:
  • A supplementary field, OffDays exists in the FXRUNS table.
  • The field uses a Weekdays format.
Select the runs to which you want to set Off Days and click the option on the BlockBuster menu. The Set Days Off dialog appears. Select the days you want and click OK.
FX-11279
21.3.0.0 CORR The exception error that caused BlockBuster to fail when users attempted to open it has been fixed. FX-11392
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of the DSN and Profile information not being saved from the last successful login has been fixed. FX-11412
21.3.0.0 CORR The exception access violation error that occurred when users attempted to load runs and match trips or blocks has been fixed. FX-11476
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of not all generated shuttle pieces being cut when the Create Shuttle Schedule option was applied has been fixed. The issue occurred when the Leave Shuttle Pieces Uncut option in the Create Shuttle Schedule dialog was not selected. (If the option is selected, shuttle pieces that are generated remain on the Uncut pane.) FX-11509
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of garage assignments for both exception and non-exception trips causing duplicate trip times when the Apply Created Pullouts/Pullins option was applied has been fixed. The issue occurred when the option was applied at a place/time where an exception only block was created while splitting a block. FX-11662
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of the system stopping to respond when users selected the Print Preview function in screens with the Grid view has been fixed. In the Bus Graph screen, the system failed when users opened the Print Preview after setting the margins of the Bus Graph screen to a value greater than 0. FX-11681
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of placeholder (empty) fields still being shown in the Percentage Rules pane of the Scenario Details dialog for deleted Percentage Rules has been fixed. FX-11730
21.3.0.0 ENH Added new options to the Situations column: First Shift Time and Second Shift Time. The parameters in these new situations behave like the parameters under the Shift Time Situation except they apply to the first or second shift only. Note: The Balance penalty parameter is only applicable to the Shift Time Situation; it is not found under these new Situations. FX-11257
21.3.0.0 ENH Added new parameters to calculate the start and end of a layover meal break based on when the shift starts instead of when the piece starts: Meal Break Rules / use multi meal break layovers on big shifts only and Shift Rules / First shift includes report. FX-11259
21.3.0.0 ENH A new parameter, Night differential includes report time has been added. If selected, the report time that occurs within the Night differential time is included in the total Night Bonus Pay Time. FX-11312
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of the following two parameters: Work and Pay Rules/ Piece Pay Rules/Piece Makeup Includes Prep and Work and Pay Rules/ Piece Pay Rules/Piece Makeup Includes Finish not being applied properly to the run cost has been fixed. FX-11328
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of the Work and Pay Rules/ Piece Pay Rules/Piece Makeup Includes end travel parameter not being applied properly, that is, the Piece Makeup time was not included in the run cost, has been fixed. FX-11332
21.3.0.0 ENH Added new parameters to the First Shift Time an Second Shift Time Situations: Minimum number of trips, Maximum number of trips, and Mandatory Exception. FX-11342

This task is related to FX-11257.

21.3.0.0 ENH Added two new parameters that calculate overtime and makeup on shuttle travels only: Work and Pay Rules/Pay Rules/ Overtime includes shuttle travel and Work and Pay Rules/Pay Rules/Makeup includes shuttle travel. FX-11389
21.3.0.0 ENH Added a new parameter: Work and Pay Rules/Pay Rules/Makeup includes overtime. If selected, overtime is included in the total makeup time calculation. FX-11483

This is related to FX-10458.

21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of split runs with layover meal breaks not being costed properly has been fixed. FX-11485
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of Travel pay not being costed correctly when there are multiple time bands for a travel between the same node pair on a run has been fixed. FX-11577
21.3.0.0 CORR To help users understand why runs are considered illegal when meal break rules are broken, Meal Break violation information has been added to the Run Cost dialog. FX-11578
21.3.0.0 CORR When Created Pull-in and Pull-out relief events are used at a break, BlockBuster now checks for available travel even if both Created pull events are at the same garage. This is to match the way the runs are costed once the Created pull events are applied. FX-11651
21.3.0.0 CORR The issue of the Apply tool not being applied when users first click it has been fixed. Previously, users had to click the tool twice in order for the selected run to be moved to the Cut grid. FX-11572
21.3.0.0 ENH When users select Excel as the format to which they want their reports exported, the system now looks for a file with the same name as selected in the report definition but with an Excel.rpt extension. This supports some Crystal reports that are not formatted properly when exported to Excel. FX-11615
21.3.0.0 CORR The following changes have been made to the Run Scenarios dialog:
  1. Users are not allowed to delete their working scenario. A message appears when they attempt to do so.
  2. The user's working scenario cannot be set as active even after the scenario list has been re-sorted. The first scenario on the list can be set as active if it is not the user's working scenario.
  3. When users attempt to delete an active scenario, a message appears advising them to set a different scenario as active first.
FX-11411
21.4.0.0 CORR The issue of the Run Type Percentage Rules not being copied from one sign-up period to another has been fixed FX-11899
21.4.0.0 CORR The issue of the block Numbers being reset to their original values when users selected a renumbered block first, and then selected the Id option and the double arrows (>>) button in the Renumber Blocks dialog of the Bus Graphs screen has been fixed. (When the double arrows button is selected, the block Numbers of the selected block should be pushed to the Block Id (Block name) column regardless of the sequence of steps performed to renumber blocks.) FX-12045
21.4.0.0 CORR The Layout values set by users in the Bus Graphs screen are now saved and applied the next time they open the screen. Previously, the values were reset to the default when users reopened the screen. FX-11378
21.4.0.0 CORR The Parameter values set by users in the Setup dialog of the Bus Graphs screen are now saved and applied the next time the users open the screen. FX-12125

This is related to FX-11378.

21.4.0.0 ENH The Meal break parameter that controls layover meal breaks has been modified to apply only on to the latter portion of the layover, that is, not to the entire layover. FX-11853
21.4.0.0 CORR The issue of the shift times of three-piece runs not being calculated properly has been fixed. The issue was related to the order in which the piece break occurs. FX-10983
21.5.0.0 ENH The Status field can now display more than one value as applicable. The Status types are: M for Modified (Run Type changed); F for Frozen Run; O for Cost Overridden; and N for Illegal Run Type. FX-11701
21.5.0.0 ENH If a basic error occurs after a user applies a feature, a message describing the error now appears on the screen. Previously, users had to open the CDBlog to view the error message. FX-12171
21.5.0.0 CORR The issue of non-implied deadheads not being added into the block after users moved a trip in the Bus Graphs screen has been fixed FX-12043
21.5.0.0 ENH When running the FX Run Guide report for multiple divisions, the Scenario field in the Parameters dialog is no longer enabled. FX-12213
21.5.0.0 ENH After users generate a Crystal report, a message now appears indicating that the report has been exported successfully. Users can then open the report that has been downloaded into their default downloads folder. Note: The 64-bit Adobe Reader version cannot read PDFs that have been created in 32-bit system applications. FX-12020

This task is related to FX-11478.

21.6.0.0 ENH
When the Create Shuttle Schedule option is applied, the following now occur:
  1. The Pull-out and Pull-in start relief opportunites are disabled by default.
  2. Stop trips are created for the trips created on the Shuttle lines.
  3. The Agency ID of the agency assigned in the sign-up period is shown instead of a NULL value.
FX-12324
21.6.0.0 CORR The issue of the Modified By field not showing the login name of the current user when a travel record was created or modified has been fixed. Previously, the field was updated with the primary user name in the profile.ini file regardless of the user currently logged in.((This occurred when the database users was not the same as the Trapeze user.) FX-12433
21.8.0.0 CORR The issue of the TripTimes table not being updated although the FXBlockEvents table was updated has been fixed. The issue occurred when a pull-out or pull-in time was changed when updating reliefs, for example, a pull-in was removed from a block. FX-13080
21.8.0.0 CORR The issue of trips/blocks being discarded when they were associated with routes with the B label has been fixed. FX-12931
21.8.0.0 CORR The issue of the Run Cost dialog not working after users ran Compare Parameters has been fixed. FX-12395
21.8.0.0 CORR Validation has been added to prevent the use of the same name for run types and run type categories. FX-11619
21.8.0.0 CORR The color of the toolbar background has been reverted to gray. FX-11339
21.9.0.0 CORR The issue of "Numeric value out of range" errors appearing in the log when the Generate Exception Runs feature was run has been fixed. The system was searching for Time fields defined as "short" although they were defined correctly as "long.” FX-13342
21.9.0.0 CORR The issue of the costing values not being the same in the BlockBuster grid, FX Runs table, and Run Costing dialog has been fixed. FX-13227
21.10.0.0 ENH

The Selected Runs Only option is now shown when the Compare With pane appears in the Costing Summary dialog. (The Compare With pane is shown in the dialog when users also have Run Block Optimizer or use the Division Split Utility.) The option can be selected when the Scenario field shows "None" and it is automatically cleared when a scenario is selected in the context. It is not enabled when comparing sign-up periods.

FX-13422
21.11.0.0 CORR The issue of the Travel Pay Bonus not being calculated properly for runs that have the travel at the end of the first piece has been fixed. FX-13451
21.11.0.0 CORR The issue of the log stating that there were missing travels after users generated exception runs although there were no missing travels in the Runs screen has been fixed. FX-13421
21.11.0.0 CORR The issue of some parameters being marked as deleted, which caused some runs to be missing, has been fixed. FX-13387
21.11.0.0 CORR The issue of new values not saving in the Travel Bonus field when selecting the Save button was fixed. FX-13589
21.12.0.0 CORR The FxStandardBBCrystalLineStatisticsPerDivision.Excel report now will have PVR totals shown when all lines are selected in parameter UI. FX-13572
21.13.0.0 CORR The issue with the FxReportsOrbCADBBRevM.OrbCADBBRevM report where the report did not show the Enter Parameters dialog if the Save Parameter Values option was selected in the Report Settings dialog was fixed. FX-13709
21.13.0.0 CORR The issue where an error occurred when trying to use BlockBuster and Graphical RunCutting simultaneously was fixed.

Now, a message appears informing the user that running Block Buster and Graphical Runcutter simultaneously is not supported.

FX-13595
21.14.0.0 CORR The issue where filtering in the Runs grid did not work as expected was fixed. FX-13824
21.14.0.0 CORR The issue where using a percentage sign (%) in the sign-up period name caused the Add New Parameters action to fail when loading the Context was fixed. FX-14048
21.14.0.0 CORR The issue where a Failed to initialize costing message appeared when loading data for a valid Context scenario if the parameters Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous Globals > School days and Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous Globals > School holidays were set to 0 was fixed. FX-13979