Follow these step by step instructions to get sighting (CLM) data from your Steelroads account into RMS.
1. From the Home window, double-click the Data Management | Import Properties branch.
2. Click the Sighting data tab and place a check in the Steelroads check box.
3. From the Select file format text box, select CLM Format H.
4. There are 4 option buttons below the Steelroads checkbox, select the second one labeled, "New events for privates and last event for temps" and click the Save button.
The window will look like this:
5. From the Home Window, double-click on the Data Management | Reference Values branch.
If you do not have a private (owned or leased) fleet, skip to Step 12.
6. Login to your Steelroads account.
7. Click on the Track and Trace link.
8. Click on the Create Equipment Trace link.
9. Copy and paste a list of your private railcars into the text box labeled 1.
Note: You may only put 1,000 or less railcars in a trace list. If you have more than 1,000 private railcars, you must create multiple trace lists.
Tip: From the RMS Home window, open a Daily Reports | Last Sighting by Railcar report, export it to Excel, copy the list of railcars from there.
10. Click the Save Trace button. It is recommend to name the trace list RMSONLY and to enter into the Trace Description: This is for use by RMS only. Do not use!!! If you have more than one trace list, name them RMSONLY1, RMSONLY2, etc.
11. Select the Private Trace option and click the OK button. You may logout of Steelroads.
12. From the Reference Values QuickFind text box, select Steelroads Login and type in your Steelroads account user name (case sensitive) in the Value text box; click the Save button.
13. From the Reference Values QuickFind text box, select Steelroads Password and type in your Steelroads account password (case sensitive) in the Value text box; click the Save button.
If you do not have a private fleet, skip Step 14.
14. From the Reference Values QuickFind text box, select Steelroads Trace List(s) and type in the Steelroads trace list(s) (case sensitive) established for use by RMS only in the Value text box; separate multiple entries by a semi-colon; click the Save button.
15. Your setup is complete. To import Steelroads sighting data into RMS, click on the Data Mgmt | Import Data menu.