Applying Comments to Blocks

In the Blocking screen, comments can be created and added to designated blocks, and users.

Open the Blocking tab in the Blocking screen.
You can also perform the following procedure when applying comments to deadheads on the Deadheads tab.
  1. Click Blocking > View Options > Comments.
    A Comment column is added to the Blocking grids.
  2. On the Unblocked or Blocked grid, click the Comment field of the trip you want.
    The Comment dialog box appears.
  3. In the Comment dialog box, click Add.
    The Select Comment dialog box appears.The Comment dialog box remains open in the background.
  4. In the Type list, select one of the following options.
    • ClickLine to apply the comment to the line in the current context. In the Line field, the line of the selected trip appears by default.
    • Click Global to apply the comment to all the lines.
  5. In the User Type list, select the appropriate user type.
  6. In the Comments list, select a comment abbreviation. If you have a long list of comments, place your cursor in the Comments field and type the abbreviation of the comment you want. The specific comment abbreviation is highlighted.
  7. To add a new comment, perform the following steps:
    1. Click New.
      The Abbr and Symbol fields are activated and the text box is cleared.
    2. In the Type drop-down list, select Line to apply the comment to the trip in the current context.
    3. To apply the comment to all the trips, select Global. In the Line field, the line of the selected trip appears by default.
    4. In the Abbr field, type an abbreviation for the comment.
    5. In the User Type list, select the appropriate user type if you defined any in the ancillary data.
    6. In the text box, you can add comments up to a maximum of 4000 characters.
    7. Click Save.
  8. Click Assign.
    The previously defined comment that was selected or the new comment appears in the Comment dialog box and in the Comment field of the trip you selected.
  9. Optional: To arrange multiple comments assigned to a block in a desired sequence in a report, click the Move Up or Move Down buttons in the Comment dialog box as necessary.
  10. Click Close in the Comment dialog box.