How to Move a Picklist

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Revision as of 07:46, 22 October 2019

The information in this Wiki Page applies to both TANE and TRS19 and will show you how to move a Picklist created in Trainz (TRS19 or TANE) to another installation of Trainz (for example, on another computer).

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Access Your Current Picklists

Steps.PNG Step 1: Open CM and Your Picklists

From the TRS19/TANE Launcher
  1. select Manage Content
  2. in Content Manager open the Content menu
  3. select Edit Picklist

PickListEditPickList.png

This will display all your current Picklists.

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


Steps.PNG Step 2: Select the Picklist to be moved
  1. right mouse click on the required Picklist
  2. select Open Picklist from the popup menu

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This will open the Picklist


Steps.PNG Step 3: Select Picklist Contents

  1. left mouse click on any one of the items
  2. press Ctrl-A to Select All the items
PickListSelectAll.png


Steps.PNG Step 4: Transfer List to a New Window
  1. right mouse click on any one of the items
  2. select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu
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Steps.PNG Step 5: Copy Assets in Picklist

The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the Asset KUID box of a new search filter
PickListSelectListofAssetsSelected.png

  1. click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl-A to select them all
  2. copy the asset list to the clipboard (press Ctrl-C)


Transfer the List to Another Copy of Trainz

NotePad.PNG Notes:

If you are transferring the Picklist to another computer then you will need to:-

  1. paste the list from Step 5 above into a program such as Notepad
  2. save it as a text file
  3. copy the file to your second computer.

There you can reverse the steps by:-

  1. opening the document (in Notepad)
  2. select and copy to the clipboard all the items in the list
Then proceed as described below.


Steps.PNG Step 6: Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter
  1. in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being transferred, open Content Manager
  2. start a new filter
  3. paste (Ctrl-V) the asset list into the Asset KUID box

PickListSelectListofAssets.png


Steps.PNG Step 7: Create a New Picklist

The pasted asset list will appear in the CM display window, as shown below.

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  1. select an entry and then select all (Ctrl-A)
  2. right mouse click on any entry and select Add to Picklist and then New Picklist from the popup menus

PickListTRS19NewList.png


Steps.PNG Step 8: Enter a Name for the Picklist

PickListTRS19NewListName.png

Enter a name for the Picklist and click Ok


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