How to Move a Picklist

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Revision as of 09:23, 9 July 2023

The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19, Trainz Plus and TRS22. This guide will show you how to move a Picklist from one installation of Trainz to another, on the same or different computers.

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PencilTips.PNG If you have made backup copies of your Picklists then you have already completed half the work. Use the backup Picklists and steps described in the How to Restore a Picklist section of the How to Backup a Picklist Trainz Wiki page to complete the move.


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Access Your Current Picklists

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Steps		 DotPoint1.JPG Open CM and Your Picklists

From the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content 
In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 and later, including TRS22
Open the Filter List

Pick List Filter

Select the Picklist to be backed up. This will open the Picklist.

DotPoint.JPG In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 and later version including TRS22 you CAN select and move the Default Picklist
In T:ANE and TRS19 SP3, Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier versions
  1. in Content Manager open the Content menu
  2. select Edit Picklist

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This will display all your current Picklists.

  1. Right Click on the required Picklist
  2. select Open Picklist from the popup menu

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This will open the Picklist

DotPoint.JPG In T:ANE and TRS19/Trainz Plus SP3 (and earlier) you CANNOT select and move the Default Picklist
  DotPoint2.JPG Select Picklist Contents:
  1. Left Click on any one of the items
  2. press  Ctrl  +  A  to Select All the items
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  DotPoint3.JPG Transfer List to a New Window:
  1. Right Click on any one of the items
  2. select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu
  DotPoint4.JPG Copy Assets in Picklist:

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


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Transfer the List to Another Copy of Trainz

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

  1. paste the list from Step DotPoint4.JPG above into a program such as Notepad
  2. save it as a text file
  3. copy the file to your second computer.

On the second computer, 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.


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Steps		 DotPoint5.JPG 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 Custom filter
  3. paste ( Ctrl  +  V ) the asset list into the Asset KUID box
  4. delete the filter line Installed if it is present (but before you do see Tips on the right)
PencilTips.PNG Before you delete the Installed filter line, change it from True to False. This will identify any assets in the pasted list that have not been installed in your new Content Manager. They will appear as Available for download.

Download and install each one and then delete the Installed filter line.
PickListSelectListofAssets.png
  DotPoint6.JPG Create a New Picklist:

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  1. check for any assets labelled as Available for download and download these assets
  2. select an entry and then select all ( Ctrl  +  A )
  3. Right Click on any entry and select Add to Picklist and then New Picklist from the popup menus

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  DotPoint7.JPG Enter a Name for the Picklist:

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Enter a name for the Picklist and Left Click Ok


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