Shifting Reliefs

The Shift Reliefs function is used to show you the results and costs of shifting the time at a relief point on a run. It is used in manual runcutting only.

Open the Runs screen.
Shifting reliefs may have a direct impact on the overall cost of the whole division. This cost is usually reflected by the Pay and Efficiency values.

The Shift Reliefs pane, which opens on the right section of the screen, allows you to see how a block is cut, that is, the runs that have been cut from the block and to shift any piece in the block.

The grid on the upper right section of the pane shows the selected run in the block.

The Run frame shows the data of the selected run. There may be two frames depending on the number of pieces in the run, for example, a 2-piece run. If the relief point is on the street, the data on the run prior to the selected run appears in the upper Run frame.

In the Reliefs frame, the list of the relief nodes in the run are shown. The relief point on the selected run is highlighted by default. The relief nodes above this point belong to the first run while those below belong to the second run. If the relief is at a garage, it is highlighted and is first on the list.

In the Totals frame, the Pay and Efficiency values are shown. The Legal check box is selected if the runs are legal. It is not selected if both run pieces or the uncut pieces do not have valid run types and run numbers or have violations.

You are unable to shift reliefs for:
  • Frozen runs - If you select frozen runs, you will not be able to shift their relief times; the Apply button will not be enabled.

If your transit property uses floating or moving reliefs, the reliefs are displayed with an ‘at sign’ (@). The values of these reliefs are based on what you have set for the Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous Run > Moving relief increment, Moving Relief Offset Start, and Moving Relief Offset End parameters.

  1. In the Cut Pieces pane, click the run with the relief point you want to shift.
  2. On the footer, click Shift Reliefs: Shift Reliefs button
    Shift Reliefs pane

    The Shift Reliefs pane is shown on the right section of the screen. The data of the selected run appears in the Reliefs frame.

  3. In the Reliefs frame, click the highlighted node (the node in the selected run) and move it to the node to which you want to shift the relief.

    As you select different relief times and locations, the data on the times, pay, efficiency, and other related values change automatically in the Runs frames on the left section of the pane.

  4. Optional: (For floating or moving reliefs) Click the relief with the 'at sign' (@) symbol that you want to adjust and click the Time field beside it. In the drop-down list, click the new time you want to apply.
    The selected time is shown on the Run frames in the Shift Reliefs pane.
  5. Review each set of data until you find the most acceptable solution.
  6. Click Apply.
    The Shift Reliefs pane is closed.
Verify that the adjusted relief time is shown on the selected run in the Runs pane.