The steps to generate BatchPro mileage and reports are below.
- To open the BatchPro window, go to the Windows Start menu > All Programs (or the equivalent on your system) > PCMILER Rail XX > BatchPro and click PCMILER Rail-BatchPro XX. ("XX" is version number.)
- At the top of the BatchPro window, designate an Input File of car records using the Browse button.
- To the right, select a Configuration File that matches the type of input in your input file.
- If necessary, under Options edit the column positions in the configuration file to match the current input file (Input File Layout tab).
- If necessary, select how stations are formatted in the origin and destination columns of the input file (Origin Location Type and Destination Location Type drop-downs).
- In the Line Format drop-down, select O/D Pair Per Line if the input file includes one origin/destination pair per line (this is required for AutoRouting), or Single Location Per Line if each line includes only one station.
- (Optional) Under Options, in the Output Options tab adjust routing and output options as needed.
- (Optional) Under Output Report Files, designate a location where output files will be placed. By default, output files are placed in the folder where the input file is located.
- (Optional, for Standard routing only) Under Optional, select report files to generate in addition to the default mileage output (.OUT file).
- Click Run to begin batch processing. Depending on the options you chose, a minimum of two output files will be created (.LOG and .OUT files) in the folder where the input file resides or in another user-designated location.
