How to Backup a Picklist TEXT

The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19 and Trainz Plus. This guide will show you how to backup a Picklist.

Access Your Current Picklists

1. Open CM and Your Picklists:

From the Trainz Launcher

a. select Manage Content

b. in Content Manager open the Content menu

c. select Edit Picklist

This will display all your current Picklists.

If you are using a Default picklist there is NO way to select it for moving or backup.

2. Select the Picklist to be Backed Up:

a. right mouse click on the required Picklist

b. select Open Picklist from the popup menu

This will open the Picklist.

3. Select Picklist Contents:

a. left mouse click on any one of the items

b. press Ctrl-A to Select All the items

4. Transfer List to a New Window:

a. right mouse click on any one of the items

b. select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu

5. Copy Assets in Picklist:

a. click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl-A to select them all

b. copy the asset list to the clipboard (press Ctrl-C)

Transfer the List to Notepad (or any Text Editor)

6. Open Notepad or Any Other Suitable Text Editor:

a. open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)

b. click inside the Notepad window and then press Ctrl-V (paste)

7. Save the Picklist as a Text (.txt) File:

a. from the Notepad File menu select Save or press Ctrl-S. If you are not using Notepad, make sure that the file format is text (.txt) for compatibility

b. select a suitable backup location for the backup file

c. enter a filename - the same name as the Picklist would be a good idea - then save

How to Restore a Picklist

Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above steps.

1. Open Notepad or Another Text Editor:

a. open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)

b. load the saved Picklist text file, from Step 7 above, into Notepad

c. select all the text - press Ctrl-A

d. copy the text to the clipboard - press Ctrl-C

2. Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter:

a. in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being restored or transferred, open Content Manager

b. start a new filter

c. paste (Ctrl-V) the asset list into the Asset KUID box

3. Create a New Picklist:

a. select an entry and then select all (Ctrl-A)

b. right mouse click on any entry and select Add to Picklist and then New Picklist from the popup menus

4. Enter a Name for the Picklist:

a. Enter a name for the Picklist and click Ok

Text file created 14/Feb/2020