FAQs

Import must be done in the selected tab in the trips' extended properties grid (depending on type of the imported value). A csv file is imported, overwriting and setting values ​​for trips that have a value record defined in the file. Other values ​​remain unchanged. The csv file format is: route id, route sub id. trip id. value for working days, value for a weekend or holiday.

The iTCourses tool supports the import of tickets from the TO tool, where it is necessary to select the csv generation option for Chaps. You have to be careful about the stop ids, which must match the stop numbers in the generated JDF/GTFS, on which the project in iTCourses is based (the matching is by stop id). Furthermore, for larger areas, it is advisable to generate a maximum of 1 month so that the import does not take too long. Procedure: after generating the tickets in the TO and setting up the project in iTCourses (uploading data), we can proceed to import the tickets into iTCourses itself, using the "Import tickets" option in the Toolbar or via the context menu above the project. After loading, it is recommended to check the data in the tab "Tickets", where it is possible to track the number of passengers in individual hours, the average number per connection, how many connections are on time, and what is the average delay at the beginning and end of the trips. If everything is checked, one may write the extended properties for individual trips using the button in the information part of the document, which will overwrite all the values ​​of the extended properties of the trips with information in the tickets data. After that, we can browse the extended properties of the trips and it is also possible to edit them and import custom values. Advanced features can be used in fleet optimization, delay optimization and departure delay monitoring.

To optimize the vehicles, it is necessary to define the fleet in the project settings. The use of vehicles on a given route or trip may be set to restricted or required. If a restricted or required assignment is not defined, the vehicle with the lowest capacity that can operate the given course is assigned to the course. When the member of the objective function "Fleet optimization" is inserted, the algorithm tries to use as many vehicles of smaller capacity as possible and minimizes the use of vehicles with bigger capacity.

Within the first column "Parameters" we have added the "Stops" module, in which it is possible to define depots, minimum rotation time and maximum rotation time for stops. In this module, it is possible to define one or more depots. Each depot contains a service radius. If the start of the course is outside any radius of the depot, the course starts at that location. If the start of the course falls into several depots, the algorithm assigns the closest one.

Saving the "template" is possible in the upper panel when setting the optimization parameters. When the settings are changed, the orange icon for saving the template lights up. After clicking on the icon, the template can be named and saved. When subsequently creating a new optimization, it is possible to simply select and load the saved settings by clicking on the template icon. The parameters are automatically filled in according to the saved values.

Driver switch allowed only in the depot works as follows: The term depot for driver switch is linked to the depot of a specific course. The course depot can be either a defined depot if the course starts within the radius of one of the defined depots, or the start stop of the first trip. If the driver switch is not allowed only in the depot, the switch can take place at any place as the course unfolds.