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Township-Range Routing

The Township-Range Routing Tool is a graphical tool for creating and maintaining Township-Range -Section (TRS) routing rules in TicketRx. TRS routing rules are one of the custom routing rules formats that are available for use in TicketRx.

The Township-Range Routing Tool screen is shown below:

The first step is to select which feed to display, then choose what part of the TRS map to display. The rules for each area are represented by a different color on the grid. Use the Brush Tool to change the rules (by extending them, removing parts of them, or by creating new rules). Once the rules appear correct, verify that the changes shown below the grid are correct and save the changes.

If two rules for the same area are created side-by-side, they are combined into one rule. The rules are combined to minimize the number of rules for each area. As a result of this consolidation, when existing rules are displayed in grid for the first time, rules belonging to the same area that are side-by-side are combined as well.

Fill the following fields to define the grid displayed:

• Feed - Click the binoculars icon next to the Feed field to open the Search for Feeds box. This box is used to search for a feed.
• Base Township - This field defines the township value for the center of the grid.
• Base Range - This field defines the range value for the center of the grid.
• Grid Width - defines the width of the grid displayed. For example, if the base range is defined as "R3W" and the grid width is defined as "5", the grid displays from "R5W" to "R1W".
• Grid Height - defines the height of the grid displayed. For example, if the base township is defined as "T3N" and the grid width is defined as "5", the grid displays from "T5N" to "T1N".

Click the Load Grid button to display the defined grid.

Also, all rules for a feed are displayed using the Display All Rules For Feed option. This display option does not work well with large maps, and the Display Region display option is the recommended display option.

Features of the Township-Range Routing Tool

There are several features of the Township-Range Routing Tool screen.

Grid

The Grid graphically shows the defined township-range span.

The Grid is shown below:

Areas Box

The Areas box, located to the right of the grid, shows all areas that have existing rules in the defined region.

The Areas box is shown below:

Search For Areas Box

If a rule needs to be created for an area that isn't listed in the box, click the Add Area button to open the Search for Areas box to search for the desired area. Use the View / Reassign Areas screen to create the area, if it doesn't exist.

The Search for Areas box is shown below:

Toolbar

The toolbar located above the Areas box contains tools to create and maintain the TRS routing rules.

The toolbar is shown below:

The toolbar provides the following functions:

• Select Tool - selects the existing rules for an area. When one rule for an area is clicked on, all rules for the area within the defined region are selected.

The Select Tool icon is shown below:

• Brush Tool - adds and removes sections from TRS routing rules. Left-clicking on a section adds it to the rule, right-clicking on a section removes the section from the rule. Choose multiple sections by clicking and dragging the arrow across the desired sections.

The Brush Tool icon is shown below:

• Zoom In - zooms in on the grid after the Zoom Out button has been clicked.

The Zoom In icon is shown below:

• Zoom Out - zooms out on the grid. This is useful when all rules for a feed are displayed. Zoom in on a specific area by clicking the desired area on the region display.

The Zoom Out icon is shown below:

• Undo - reverses the most recent change that has not been saved.

The Undo icon is shown below:

• Redo - repeats recent changes that were previously reversed by the Undo function.

The Redo icon is shown below:

Rules In The Area

The Rules in the area box displays a listing of the TRS routing rules for the areas that are shown in grid. A rule is included as long as one section of the rule is displayed on the grid.

The Rules in the area box is shown below:

Changes

The Changes box, located below the grid, displays all unsaved changes to the TRS routing rules.

The Changes box is shown below:

Click the View Changes button, to view the unsaved changes in a pop-up box. This is useful when there are several changes.

The View Changes pop-up box is shown below: