Copying Nodes and Stops

Copy existing nodes and stops from one direction to the other in a line, for example, create a Southbound direction with information from the already existing Northbound direction.

Open the Nodes Edit dialog box.
When you select the Copy tab in the Edit dialog box, the direction of the node or stop you selected appears in the From drop-down list while the opposite direction appears in the To drop-down list. The nodes in the direction you selected appear in the frame below the From drop-down box. The Nodes and Create New Stops check boxes are selected by default.
  1. On the Nodes tab, select the node or stop on which you want to base the copy.
  2. Do one of the following steps:
    • Click Route Definition > Edit.
    • Click Edit: Edit button.
    The Edit dialog box opens with the Include Stops option selected by default.
  3. Select the Copy tab.
    Edit dialog box with the Copy tab open
  4. Do one of the following steps:
    • From the list of nodes and stops, select the nodes or stops you want to copy.
    • To include all nodes and stops in the list, click Select All.
      Note: When you select all data in a Route Definition grid, you are able to paste the data including the supplementary data into an Excel spreadsheet.
  5. To copy the nodes or stops for the opposite direction, for example, from the Northbound direction to the Southbound direction, select the Reverse check box.
  6. Select the Create New Stops check box to create stops on the opposite side of the streets along the route.
  7. Optional: To copy a route trace from a line in another sign-up period to an existing line in the current sign-up period, select Copy Line Trace.
    Note: The other fields in the dialog box appear shaded.
    1. Select the sign-up period you want from the From Signup drop-down box.
    2. Select the line you want from the From Line drop-down box.
    Note: You must select a line that has a route trace.
  8. Click Apply.
    The Change Stop Abbreviations dialog box opens.
  9. Edit the copied data to differentiate it from the original data.
  10. Click Close.