Cut Pieces Grid

Column Heading	Description
St	(Status) Shows the following codes for the status of a run: F - Frozen M -Manually Forced O - Cost Overridden N - Illegal
Type	Run type
Run	Run number
From	Node or stop from which the run starts
Time	Start time
Time	End time
To	Node or stop to which the run ends
LGrp	Line group to which the pieces belong
Blk	Block number
BlkName	Block Name
Comment	Run Piece comment
RunTypeComment	Comment field from Run Type record
Line Group	Line group of the biggest piece or first piece based on parameter
Line	First line of the first trip that the piece operates
Pattern	Pattern of the first trip that the driver operates. If the relief is on arrival, the pattern of the previous trip is displayed.
Piece Plat	Piece platform
Plat	Platform - Amount of time that an operator is on board a vehicle. Typically, this spans the From and To times.
Spread	Period of time from the beginning of one shift to the end of the last shift for one operator on one operational day.
Work	Amount of time that an operator is considered to be working.
Travel	Amount of time in the run that an operator spends travelling from either a garage to a relief location (or vice versa), or from a relief location to another relief location.
Pay	Total pay hours for the run in equivalent straight time.
Report	Time allowed for drivers to sign on and prepare for work at the start of their run
Clear	Time allowed for drivers to inspect their vehicles before they sign off at the end of their run
Makeup	Time added to work time to comply with the minimum daily or weekly guarantee that is required by union contract
OT	Amount of Overtime Premium in equivalent straight time.
Sprd OT	Amount of Spread Overtime Premium in equivalent straight time
On	Sign-on time
Off	Sign-off time
Travel Pay	Amount of Travel Time that is paid.
Break Pay	Amount of time between pieces (when operator is not onboard a vehicle) that is paid.
Start Trv Node	(Start Travel Node) Node or garage from which drivers start their travel
End Trv Node	(End Travel Node) Node or garage to which drivers end their travels
Start Trv Type	(Start Travel Type) Travel at the start of a run; shown with any of the following codes: R - Regular travel W -Wait and travel S -Shuttle P - Created pull-out or pull-in
End Trv Type	(End Travel Type) Travel at the end of a run; shown with the same codes applied to Start Trv Node.
Wait	Amount of time that is paid for when operator waits for a vehicle to travel from a garage to a node or vice versa.
Wait Time	Actual Time for when operator waits for a vehicle to travel from a garage to a node or vice versa
Pay	Total pay hours for the run in equivalent straight time, as decimal hours.
Cost	Blockbuster costing value for the run (including all pay totals, penalties, and overheads)
Penalty	Penalty cost assigned to the run for exceeding run type penalty threshold values
Pay	Total pay hours for the run multiplied by the pay rate parameters that have been set in BlockBuster
Bus Type Bonus	Bonus paid to an operator for driving a specific vehicle type.
Meal Break Bonus	Bonus applied to a meal break.
Night Bonus	Bonus paid to an operator for work performed on a night shift.
Meal Start	Start time of Meal Break
Meal End	End time of Meal Break
Sprd OT1	Spread Overtime Threshold 1 (first)
Sprd OT2	Spread Overtime Threshold 2 (second)
Sprd OT3	Spread Overtime Threshold 3 (third)
Piece Break Pay	Amount of Piece Break Time that is paid
Shift Break Pay	Amount of Shift Break Time that is paid
Meal Break Pay	Amount of Meal Break Time that is paid
StandBy	Time spent by an operator while waiting for an assignment
BidDivision	Division used in OPS-Bidding
Night Bonus Pay Time	Amount of Night bonus based on Night Bonus parameters
Run Name	Set in Run Number dialog either manually or from custom routine
Block Group	Blocks that are linked together
Overtime Night Bonus	Bonus paid for overtime work performed during a night shift
Day Premium Pay	Payment applied to work performed during a day shift on special days, for example on holidays as determined by the transit agency or contract rules.
Spread Excess	Amount of time in excess of Spread threshold before premiums applied
Work Excess	Amount of time in excess of Overtime threshold before premiums applied
Multiple Meal Breaks Total	Total number of meal breaks
Meal Start2	Start time of second break for meals
Meal End2	End time of second break for meals
OT1	Overtime 1 (first)
OT2	Overtime 2 (second)
OT3	Overtime 3 (third)
Paid Overtime	Time worked after the overtime thresholds that is paid
Paid Spread OT	Time worked after the overtime thresholds that is paid
Wheel TurnTime	Amount of wheel turning time – Typically, platform less layovers and calculated by subtracting layover from platform time.
Piece Extra	Extra piece of work
Piece Report	Report time of a piece of work
Piece Clear	Clear time of a piece of work
Piece Mkup	Piece Make up
PieceSignOn	Piece sign-on time
Piece On	Start of a piece of work
Piece Off	End of a piece of work
Piece Sign Off	Piece sign-off time
Break Travel	Paid Travel during a break
Break Time	Amount of time between pieces (when operator is not onboard a vehicle)
Shift Time	Amount of time that is considered part of an operator’s Shift
Break Type	The break types are: P - Piece Break S - Shift Break M - Meal Break
Break Trv Pay	Payment applied to travel time during a break.
Break Trv Node	(Break Travel Node) Node or garage from which drivers start their travel
Break Trv1 Type	Type of travel at the end of the piece before the break occurs. Values shown in this field are: R - Regular travel W - Wait and Travel S - Shuttle P - Created Pull-out and Pull-in Values are also used in Start Trv Type.
Break Trv2 Type	Type of travel after the break before the piece. Values are the same as Break Trv1 Type.
Break Wait	Paid Wait Time that occurs between pieces of work
Start Travel	Paid Travel Time at the start of a piece
End Travel	Paid Travel Time at the end of a piece
Start Wait	Paid Wait Time at the start of a piece
Start Wait Time	Actual Wait Time at the start of a piece
End Wait	Paid Wait Time at the end of a piece
End Wait Time	Actual Wait Time at the end of a piece
Piece Pay	Payment for a piece of work
Start StandBy	Amount of stand-by time at start
End StandBy	Amount of stand-by time at end
PieceName	Set manually in the grid or by a custom routine
Shift Layover	Total layover time contained within all pieces in a shift.
Start Travel Time	Actual Travel Time at the start of a piece
End Travel Time	Actual Travel Time at the end of a piece
Start Travel Only	Paid Travel Time, excluding Wait Time, at the start of a piece
End Travel Only	Paid Travel Time, excluding Wait Time, at the end of a piece
Piece	Portion of a block that contains one or more trips.
Start Relief Type	Type of relief: U = Unattended R = Regular F = Floating By default, all reliefs are labeled "R". "U" or "F" are used based on the BlockBuster parameters or if the relief is cut at a place that makes it unattended or floating.
End Relief Type	Values are the same as Start Relief Type.
Layover	Total layover time contained within all pieces in a run.

St

(Status) Shows the following codes for the status of a run:

F - Frozen
M -Manually Forced
O - Cost Overridden
N - Illegal

Type

Run type

Run

Run number

From

Node or stop from which the run starts

Time

Start time

Time

End time

To

Node or stop to which the run ends

LGrp

Line group to which the pieces belong

Blk

Block number

BlkName

Block Name

Comment

Run Piece comment

RunTypeComment

Comment field from Run Type record

Line Group

Line group of the biggest piece or first piece based on parameter

Line

First line of the first trip that the piece operates

Pattern

Pattern of the first trip that the driver operates. If the relief is on arrival, the pattern of the previous trip is displayed.

Piece Plat

Piece platform

Plat

Platform - Amount of time that an operator is on board a vehicle. Typically, this spans the From and To times.

Spread

Period of time from the beginning of one shift to the end of the last shift for one operator on one operational day.

Work

Amount of time that an operator is considered to be working.

Travel

Amount of time in the run that an operator spends travelling from either a garage to a relief location (or vice versa), or from a relief location to another relief location.

Pay

Total pay hours for the run in equivalent straight time.

Report

Time allowed for drivers to sign on and prepare for work at the start of their run

Clear

Time allowed for drivers to inspect their vehicles before they sign off at the end of their run

Makeup

Time added to work time to comply with the minimum daily or weekly guarantee that is required by union contract

OT

Amount of Overtime Premium in equivalent straight time.

Sprd OT

Amount of Spread Overtime Premium in equivalent straight time

On

Sign-on time

Off

Sign-off time

Travel Pay

Amount of Travel Time that is paid.

Break Pay

Amount of time between pieces (when operator is not onboard a vehicle) that is paid.

Start Trv Node

(Start Travel Node) Node or garage from which drivers start their travel

End Trv Node

(End Travel Node) Node or garage to which drivers end their travels

Start Trv Type

(Start Travel Type) Travel at the start of a run; shown with any of the following codes:

R - Regular travel
W -Wait and travel
S -Shuttle
P - Created pull-out or pull-in

End Trv Type

(End Travel Type) Travel at the end of a run; shown with the same codes applied to Start Trv Node.

Wait

Amount of time that is paid for when operator waits for a vehicle to travel from a garage to a node or vice versa.

Wait Time

Actual Time for when operator waits for a vehicle to travel from a garage to a node or vice versa

Pay

Total pay hours for the run in equivalent straight time, as decimal hours.

Cost

Blockbuster costing value for the run (including all pay totals, penalties, and overheads)

Penalty

Penalty cost assigned to the run for exceeding run type penalty threshold values

Pay

Total pay hours for the run multiplied by the pay rate parameters that have been set in BlockBuster

Bus Type Bonus

Bonus paid to an operator for driving a specific vehicle type.

Meal Break Bonus

Bonus applied to a meal break.

Night Bonus

Bonus paid to an operator for work performed on a night shift.

Meal Start

Start time of Meal Break

Meal End

End time of Meal Break

Sprd OT1

Spread Overtime Threshold 1 (first)

Sprd OT2

Spread Overtime Threshold 2 (second)

Sprd OT3

Spread Overtime Threshold 3 (third)

Piece Break Pay

Amount of Piece Break Time that is paid

Shift Break Pay

Amount of Shift Break Time that is paid

Meal Break Pay

Amount of Meal Break Time that is paid

StandBy

Time spent by an operator while waiting for an assignment

BidDivision

Division used in OPS-Bidding

Night Bonus Pay Time

Amount of Night bonus based on Night Bonus parameters

Run Name

Set in Run Number dialog either manually or from custom routine

Block Group

Blocks that are linked together

Overtime Night Bonus

Bonus paid for overtime work performed during a night shift

Day Premium Pay

Payment applied to work performed during a day shift on special days, for example on holidays as determined by the transit agency or contract rules.

Spread Excess

Amount of time in excess of Spread threshold before premiums applied

Work Excess

Amount of time in excess of Overtime threshold before premiums applied

Multiple Meal Breaks Total

Total number of meal breaks

Meal Start2

Start time of second break for meals

Meal End2

End time of second break for meals

OT1

Overtime 1 (first)

OT2

Overtime 2 (second)

OT3

Overtime 3 (third)

Paid Overtime

Time worked after the overtime thresholds that is paid

Paid Spread OT

Time worked after the overtime thresholds that is paid

Wheel TurnTime

Amount of wheel turning time – Typically, platform less layovers and calculated by subtracting layover from platform time.

Piece Extra

Extra piece of work

Piece Report

Report time of a piece of work

Piece Clear

Clear time of a piece of work

Piece Mkup

Piece Make up

PieceSignOn

Piece sign-on time

Piece On

Start of a piece of work

Piece Off

End of a piece of work

Piece Sign Off

Piece sign-off time

Break Travel

Paid Travel during a break

Break Time

Amount of time between pieces (when operator is not onboard a vehicle)

Shift Time

Amount of time that is considered part of an operator’s Shift

Break Type

The break types are:

P - Piece Break
S - Shift Break
M - Meal Break

Break Trv Pay

Payment applied to travel time during a break.

Break Trv Node

(Break Travel Node) Node or garage from which drivers start their travel

Break Trv1 Type

Type of travel at the end of the piece before the break occurs. Values shown in this field are:

R - Regular travel
W - Wait and Travel
S - Shuttle
P - Created Pull-out and Pull-in

Values are also used in Start Trv Type.

Break Trv2 Type

Type of travel after the break before the piece. Values are the same as Break Trv1 Type.

Break Wait

Paid Wait Time that occurs between pieces of work

Start Travel

Paid Travel Time at the start of a piece

End Travel

Paid Travel Time at the end of a piece

Start Wait

Paid Wait Time at the start of a piece

Start Wait Time

Actual Wait Time at the start of a piece

End Wait

Paid Wait Time at the end of a piece

End Wait Time

Actual Wait Time at the end of a piece

Piece Pay

Payment for a piece of work

Start StandBy

Amount of stand-by time at start

End StandBy

Amount of stand-by time at end

PieceName

Set manually in the grid or by a custom routine

Shift Layover

Total layover time contained within all pieces in a shift.

Start Travel Time

Actual Travel Time at the start of a piece

End Travel Time

Actual Travel Time at the end of a piece

Start Travel Only

Paid Travel Time, excluding Wait Time, at the start of a piece

End Travel Only

Paid Travel Time, excluding Wait Time, at the end of a piece

Piece

Portion of a block that contains one or more trips.

Start Relief Type

Type of relief:

U = Unattended
R = Regular
F = Floating

By default, all reliefs are labeled "R". "U" or "F" are used based on the BlockBuster parameters or if the relief is cut at a place that makes it unattended or floating.

End Relief Type

Values are the same as Start Relief Type.

Layover

Total layover time contained within all pieces in a run.