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Home About Exceptions Exceptions apply to trips that operate under special conditions.
About Blocking with Exceptions If you use exceptions, make sure that you have identified the trips with exceptions before blocking. Creating blocks with trips with exceptions involves blocking the base exception trips first and then blocking the trips with other exceptions using the Blocking tool.
About FX Trapeze4 Fixed Route (FX) is a powerful software application for fully automated scheduling, routing, runcutting and rostering.
About Installing and Configuring FX The following sections list the steps involved in installing or loading FX into a computer system. FX needs to be configured properly in order that it can operate in the Trapeze4 environment successfully.
About DBEdit DBEdit is a Trapeze utility that manages databases used by Trapeze software.
About Properties Properties are used to determine settings for FX as they relate to the general workstation, the behavior of the map, or specific task screens.
About Security Overview of security features.
About FX Permission Keys The following table explains the FX permissions keys. Some FX features that work in conjunction with other Trapeze products that you also use may require that you set permission keys that are not listed in this table.
About Ancillary Data Ancillary data defines the foundation for the schedule such as Sign-up Periods, Divisions, Garages, Services/Service Groups and your Lines/Line Groups. Ancillary data is information that tells FX what specific conditions and information are applicable for your transit site.
About Geocoding Geocoding a point assigns it precise longitude and latitude values in the system.
About the System Map The system map provides a geographical representation of your service area.
About Google Maps FX supports the use of Google Maps™ on some screens. You can choose to view the Google Map instead of the system map on these screens:
About Exceptions Exceptions apply to trips that operate under special conditions.
About Types of Exceptions The types of exceptions in Trapeze FX are:
Adding Exceptions You can add exceptions to trips to operate under specific conditions.
Editing Exceptions Edit the exceptions as required.
Deleting Exceptions You can delete exceptions that are no longer required.
About Exception Combinations An exception combination is a set of exceptions that operate together on specific days within a sign-up period. You must create exception combinations to anticipate scheduling realities.
Trip Building with Exceptions You can set an exception combination from the Exception Combo drop-down list in the Set Mode dialog box. As a result, only trips with exceptions compatible with the selected exception combination appear in the Trips grids of the Trip Building screen.
About Blocking with Exceptions If you use exceptions, make sure that you have identified the trips with exceptions before blocking. Creating blocks with trips with exceptions involves blocking the base exception trips first and then blocking the trips with other exceptions using the Blocking tool.
Applying Exceptions to Blocks You can apply exceptions directly to the trips on the Blocking grid in the Blocking screen.
Blocking Base Exceptions The exception combination that contains the most platform time should be used in the blocking process so that as many trips as possible are blocked as the system performs its first attempt at blocking the trips (in automatic blocking).
Blocking Other Exception Combinations After the base set of exception trips has been blocked and you have remaining trips with exceptions that are unblocked, use the Blocking tool dialog box to complete the blocking process.
Checking for Trips with Exceptions The FX Data Integrity Tools dialog box allows you to check if all trips with exceptions have been blocked.
About Runcutting with Exceptions The first step when runcutting blocked pieces that contain exceptions is to select an exception combination that is going to be used for cutting the base set of runs. Based on your site requirements and data, this important choice depends on:
About Rostering and Exceptions When you runcut in FX, rostering only works with the exception runs based on the exception combination set as the default. Rostering recognizes only one exception combination.
About Comments Comments are notes or remarks often included in the trip schedule to inform or instruct the operators on matters associated with their trips.
About Global Copy and Deletion Tools FX offers some tools that can save you time when you need to copy or delete data on a global scale.
About FX Tools FX Tools is a group of tools in FX that helps automate the scheduling processes.
About Extended FX Data Tool The Extended FX Data tool is used for batch processing data elements by line, service or some other generic data that go beyond the traditional scheduling data components at the node level.
About Supplementary Data Definition Supplementary Data (Supp Data) is usually set up during the FX installation. The fields are used to store additional data such as:
About the FX Tracker The FX Tracker refers to the Logging function that allows you to track specific actions that users perform.
About Blocking with Exceptions
If you use exceptions, make sure that you have identified the trips with exceptions
before blocking. Creating blocks with trips with exceptions involves blocking the base exception
trips first and then blocking the trips with other exceptions using the Blocking
tool.
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