Revision as of 07:18, 9 January 2022

The information in this Wiki Page applies to TRS19 and Trainz Plus. This page is intended to provide information for understanding the different asset Status classifications used by Content Manager.

Content Manager Status

The Status column in the Content Manager display gives information about each listed assets location, availability, and its "currency" (current, obsolete, not active, disabled or a newer version available).

Notes: It is important to remember that many assets on the Download Station (DLS) are available in more than one version, the original and at least one update. When an asset is updated by the release of a new version, the original, and any existing updates, will remain on the DLS for those who prefer to use them instead of the latest release. An update will not always have the same name as the original or previous updates. It may also have a completely different <kuid> code number.

Generally, the Status of an asset will fall into one (or more) of several classifications.

The two main classifications are Available for download and Installed.

Available for Download

Set the Content Manager search filter to Download Station. These assets are all available on the DLS but some may already be installed on your system. The Status classifications that you may see would be:-

You can download and install an earlier asset version by using a right mouse click on the asset name and selecting the command Download this version.

You can also check to see what is the latest version of an asset that is listed as Newer version available or Obsolete. Simply right mouse click on the asset and select the command List Asset Versions as shown below.

In this case the latest version of the selected asset is already installed on your system (Installed from DLS) and it does not have exactly the same name as the original. If the newest version is not installed on your system then it will simply show Available for download.

Installed

Set the Content Manager search filter to Installed. The Status classifications that you may see would be:-

Notes: For current DLC packs, there are two important clarifications:- Packaged means that the asset is Freeware (usually on the DLS but can be on 3rd party web sites). Depending on any license conditions from its creator, it can be modified for personal use and it may be possible for your modified version to be uploaded to the DLS Packaged, Payware is Payware and has been encrypted so it cannot be edited or copied

Third Party

You may occasionally see the following classification on installed assets:-

This will appear on assets that:-

• you have uploaded to the DLS but they have not yet been approved for distribution. Usually it takes 24 hours (sometimes more) before approval is given. After approval the Third Party label will be changed to Installed from DLS
• have been removed from the DLS for some reason after it was downloaded and installed on your system. Reasons for removal can include copyright violation and undergoing repair. You can continue to use the asset but it cannot be installed by other users while it is classified as Third Party. Do not use any assets classified as Third Party in anything you create because they will become <unknown assets> in the systems of any users who download your creations

Disabled

You may occasionally see the following classification on installed assets:-

This will appear on assets that you have manually Disabled so that they will no longer appear in Routes or Sessions. This is a useful technique for deleting troublesome assets from a Route or Session without actually deleting the assets themselves. For an example of this see Deleting Stubborn Scenery Assets. Normally you would restore the Disabled assets after fixing the Route or Session.

Open for Edit

This classification will appear on any asset that you have:-

• currently open in Surveyor (a Route that is being edited) or Driver (a Session that is running)
• open in Content Manager for editing
• imported into Content Manager from a Content File (.cdp file) or a Content Folder when the same asset is already installed

In the first case, exiting Surveyor or Driver will close the open Route and Session assets. In the second and third cases you will normally select the open assets, right mouse click and select the Submit Edits command as shown below to close them with the edits saved. Selecting Revert to Original will cancel the edits and return the assets to their previous unedited states.

Notes: Assets that are Open for edit cannot be exported to a .cdp file. They must be closed first If Trainz unexpectedly closes while using Surveyor or Driver, such as a Crash To Desktop or you use Task Manager to terminate it, then the loaded Route and Session will be left Open for edit when you restart. See the Trainz Wiki Page Route and Session Basics for more information on dealing with this situation

Multiple Classifications

Assets can be shown with several additional classifications - Obsolete and Newer version available are two examples covered in the previous sections.

Missing Dependencies

This is a classification to be avoided.

The Missing dependencies label means exactly that. The asset relies on the presence of other assets (dependencies) that must be installed on your system and at least one of those assets has not been installed.

The first thing to check is to see if the missing asset or assets can be identified. Simply right mouse click on the asset and select the command List Dependencies as shown below. All the assets that are required by this asset will be identified.

In this case, the Missing dependency is shown as Available for download so it is on the DLS and can be installed to fix the problem. This situation can occur if you have deleted the asset without realising that it is needed in other assets, such as a Route or a Session.

Unknown Asset

A more serious problem is the Unknown asset. In this case the Name is shown as unknown and not the Status which will be left blank.

This literally means that the asset cannot be found on your system or on the DLS. Unknown assets are almost always found as dependencies of assets (often Routes or Sessions) that you have downloaded and installed.

Note: Having an <unknown asset> is not always a problem. It is not unusual for assets to list them as dependencies when they are not actually needed. If an asset with an <unknown asset> as a dependency is not classified as Faulty or with Missing dependencies then the <unknown asset> can be safely ignored.

The unknown asset may:-

• be from an independent (3rd party) web site
• have been made by the same creator as the dependent asset but was not uploaded to the DLS
• have been removed from the DLS due to a copyright violation, for example

Fixing this may not be easy.

• There is a very long thread in the Trainz Forum where you can find posts looking for missing/unknown assets. See Missing kuids? Post them here
• You can try contacting the creator via email (their address may be in the config.txt file) or a PM (Personal Message) through the Forum

Neither is a guaranteed solution.

A third option is to use the Delete Missing Assets command from the Tools menu in Surveyor, but make a backup copy of the Route or Session first.

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This page was created by Trainz user pware in January 2022 and was last updated as shown below.