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Home About Exceptions Exceptions apply to trips that operate under special conditions.
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.
About FX Trapeze4 Fixed Route (FX) is a powerful software application for fully automated scheduling, routing, runcutting and rostering.
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 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.
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 Bus Stops Stop records are created mainly through the Bus Stops screen.
About Route Definition In addition to setting up the required ancillary data, another important component you have to complete before you can build your trips is route definition.
About Trip Building Trip building refers to the process of building schedules that show the times that vehicles are expected to arrive or depart from identified locations along a route. It is performed after determining the routes, node and stop patterns.
About Blocking Blocking is the process of linking or hooking a series of trips in a chronological sequence to form blocks.
About Runcutting Runcutting is the process of developing or cutting runs from a group of vehicle blocks.
About Runcutting Analysis and Improvement After you have cut your runs, it is advised to analyze them to see if you can make them better.
About Rostering Rostering is the process of creating the weekly work for all services in a division.
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 Wizards Wizards are tools that can provide useful information while working in the Trapeze workstation.
About Keystroke Shortcuts Using keyboard shortcuts is an alternative to using the mouse to access commonly used screens and commands in FX.
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.
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