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Process performed by the Schedule Server to quickly evaluate a group of candidate solutions and select the best ones to present to the user when scheduling a client trip in PASS.

By combining elements of triangulation and street routing and only checking a user-defined number of solutions, fast costing avoids performing time-consuming solution evaluation using street routing or barrier calculations.

Trapeze4 Workstation dialog feature that lets users select a value from a system-generated list.

To enter the name of an employee, use a forward slash (/). After a short pause, the system generates a list of employees for you to choose from. Or, search by partial last name, and by badge number. Fast Find uses a binoculars icon.

A space used for a specific piece of information. Information is typically entered into fields in Trapeze applications and saved in fields in the database.

See also record.

Ability to update mobile hardware and software over the air.

Compared to manual programming, this speeds updates, reduces fleet downtime, and minimizes costs.

Time allotted to operators at the end of a run before their travel time. For example, time used to collect work material from their assigned vehicle.

See also preparation time.

Scheduled, publicized, regularly occurring route traveled by a vehicle.

Riders should know in advance the origin point, basic pathway, intermediate stops, and destination point. Fixed routes can be associated with either a fixed schedule or a random schedule.

Unscheduled stops made in response to passenger requests to board or get off.

Also called an unscheduled stop, request stop, or demand stop.

Voice call made to all vehicles that belong (by default or logon status) to a specific fleet.

See also group call.

Software element (for example, a screen or a toolbar) that can be moved to other places in the workspace.

See also workspace.

Relief type where runcut is done any time during a layover. For example, on a 20-minute layover, to save time, three minutes can be cut before departure and two minutes after arrival instead of a whole five-minute layover.

Typically, runcuts are done at the arrival or departure at a relief point.

Also called moving relief.

Trailing vehicle when computing vehicle headway.

A distinct section of a dialog or screen, typically containing fields.

Ability to prevent things from moving or being updated.

In some Trapeze application screens columns can be frozen so that they're still visible while checking other data. It's sometimes also possible to freeze records. In OPS, weekly timekeeping records or runs can be frozen. In PASS, runs and events can be frozen.

Actual start time for a piece of work, occurring after the operator Sign On time.

See cafeteria pick.

Organization or group that sponsors or subsidizes trips for clients. Funding sources may offer sponsorship based on client disability, trip locations, and other conditions. Typically used in PASS.