Creating route processing preferences

Route processing preferences are reusable and control how the Route Processing tool performs the following functions:

• Selects routes for processing
• Applies rules to routes during processing
• Sets route visibility
• Combines different identifiers for overlapping routes
• Offsets different routes

You create route processing preferences prior to running the Route Processing tool. You can create different preferences by giving each a unique name. You choose a specific named preference to apply to a route processing session.

Note:

Your production database must contain the ATSRoute and ATSRoute_C feature classes.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap
2. On the main menu, click Customize > Production > Production Properties.

   The Production Properties dialog box appears.

3. Click Data Management in the list on the left side of the Production Properties dialog box.
4. Click the drop-down arrow in the cell next to Set Tool Options.
5. Click the ellipsis (...) next to Route Processing Preferences.

   The Route Processing Preferences dialog box appears.

6. To add additional fields to the field selection list, complete the following process:
   Note:

   Routes within an instance AOI that have matching attribute values for these fields are flagged for rule set processing. Adding additional fields to the field selection criteria will make the tool more selective in this initial step of processing.

   1. Click the ellipsis (...) next to the Field Selection text box.

      The Field Selection dialog box appears.
   2. Expand the ATSRoute_C or ATSRoute node to view the list of fields to include in the field selection.
   3. Check the check box next to any fields you want to include in the initial field selection step.
   4. Click OK.

      The Route Processing Preferences dialog box appears. The Field Selection text box displays the additional fields you selected.

7. Click the button to the right of Default in the Route Rules table.

   Steps 7–10 cover how to change the Default rule. You can also create rule sets and rules.

   Learn more about creating rule sets and rules

   The Field Calculation dialog box appears.
8. Click the Field drop-down arrow and choose a field to calculate.
9. Perform one of the following actions:
   • Depending on the type of field you chose in step 8, type or choose a value in the Value text box or drop-down list.
   • Click ATSRoute Field and choose a field from the drop-down list.
10. Click OK.

    The Route Processing Preferences dialog box appears.

    Note:

    You can also configure rule sets and rules within the Route Rules section of the Route Processing dialog box.

    Learn more about creating rule sets and rules

11. To hide overlapping routes, complete the following process:
    1. Check Hide Overlapping Routes.
    2. Click the ellipsis (...) next to the Field Selection text box.
       Note:

       The tool matches attribute values from visible routes to field values selected using this dialog box. Adding additional fields to the field selection criteria will make the tool more selective in this step of processing.

       The Field Selection dialog box appears.

    3. Expand the ATSRoute_C or ATSRoute node to view the list of fields to include in the field selection.
    4. Check the check box next to any fields you want to include in the initial field selection step.
    5. Click OK.

       The Route Processing Preferences dialog box appears. The Field Selection text box displays the additional fields you selected.

12. To enable the tool to combine different identifiers from overlapping routes, complete the following process:
    Note:

    The tool concatenates all different route identifiers into a delimited string. It stores the string in the IdentConcat_txt field of the ATSRoute_C feature class.

    1. Check Combine Identifiers.
    2. Click the ellipsis (...) next to the Field Selection text box.
       Note:

       The tool will use the fields specified in the fields selection area to specify what fields to compare when determining which identifiers to concatenate. Adding additional fields to the field selection criteria will make the tool more selective in this step of processing.

       The Field Selection dialog box appears.

    3. Expand the ATSRoute_C or ATSRoute node to view the list of fields to include in the field selection.
    4. Check the check box next to any fields you want to include in the initial field selection step.
    5. Click OK.

       The Route Processing Preferences dialog box appears. The Field Selection text box displays the additional fields you selected.

13. To enable the tool to offset different routes, complete the following process:
    1. Check Offset Different Routes.
    2. Type a value in the Offset Value text box.
    3. Click the Offset Units drop-down arrow and choose a unit type.
14. Click Save As.

    The Preference Name dialog box appears.

15. Type a name for the preference in the Enter Name text box.
16. Click OK.

    The preference name appears in the drop-down list at the top of the dialog box.
17. Click OK on the Route Processing Preferences dialog box.