To create, edit, or delete a work plan, follow the steps below:
- Open the Work Plan Data window.
- Click the arrow in the Select WP Type field above the table and select the desired work plan from the displayed list.
- To add a record to the plan, right-click in the Master Work Plan pane and select Insert. The application adds a new record to the table, and you can enter the necessary information in each column.
- To modify information in a record, highlight the existing information and then type the new information.
- To remove a record from the plan, right-click the record to be deleted and select Delete.
- When you have made all desired changes, click
to save the new information.
Example of Editing a Work Plan
Assume that a rural highway will have an aggregate source open nearby in the year 2010. The output from network analysis may recommend a thin overlay on pavement sections along this route for 2008. However, the local engineer knows that the structural capacity for this road will not be adequate for the expected, undocumented traffic (in this case, "undocumented" means not included in system data).
The engineer therefore decides to alter the timing and treatment for the affected pavement section(s) along this route by changing the year to 2009, the treatment to a heavier type, and altering project price(s) accordingly. The engineer next assigns a project status code to the project that will be excluded from network analysis (for example, "excepted"). All these changes are made in a particular work plan that was selected from the drop-down list at the top of the window.
The engineer can continue to address work plan changes for each section as appropriate. Once changes are made to the work plan, any network analysis used to create scenario work plans must be re-run to account for those projects established and "fixed" by the engineer. This last network analysis run is essential for distributing budgets effectively while taking into consideration project specific requirements.
