Use the Road View window to graph several types of data at once. In the window, select which columns to graph. Then use the Show Linear Diagram command (found by right-clicking in the Linear Diagram pane) to display the Linear Diagram window that shows graphs of the selected columns.

Panes in the Road View Window

The Road View window contains the following panes:

• The Route Selection pane: This pane contains a list of all routes in the road network. The route you select in this pane is what will be graphed in the Linear Diagram window.
• The Boundary Selection pane: This pane shows the route selected in the Route Selection pane and its end points. You can graph a portion of the route by adjusting the route's boundary points.
• The Linear Diagram pane: This pane identifies the data that will be graphed in the Linear Diagram window. It shows one row for each table with data that can be graphed.
  In this pane, you can:
  • Select whether the road segments for a table will be graphed. (Only if a check mark appears in the check box in the Select column will road segments from this table be graphed.)
  • Select by what column's values the road segments for a table will be colored on the graph.
  • Select whether the road segments for a table will be displayed on the graph in one line or expanded to a line for each column value.
  • Further constrain the portion of the route to be graphed.
  • Invoke the Linear Diagram window to view the graph.

Right-click Shortcut Menu Commands

Right-click a record in this pane to see the shortcut menu. This menu contains the following special commands:

• Color By: This command displays a new window, from which you select the column whose values will color the line graph, with each value having a different color. Select the No Column entry in the drop-down list when you don't want to color by any column's values.
• Edit Scope: This command displays a new window, from which you set further constraints on the portion of the route to be graphed. These constraints are based upon the data pertinent to the route. This window has the same capabilities as the Filter window available from reports.
• Expand By: This command displays a new window, from which you select the column whose values will expand the line graph, with each value being on a different line. Select the No Column entry in the drop-down list when you don't want the column expanded.
• Show Linear Diagram: This command displays a new window, which shows the road segments for the selected tables in a linear diagram graph. Across the top of the graph is a scale showing each mile to graph for the route. Down the left side is a list of the tables whose road segments are to be graphed. In the body of the graph are a series of parallel lines, one for each table (or, if the Expand By capability is used, then one for each selected column's value). Each line is colored by the column value as selected using the Color By command.

Additionally, when you right-click a road segment in the body of the graph in the Linear Diagram window, the system displays a shortcut menu that contains the Show Information command. This command displays a second, new window that shows the data pertinent to the road segment which you right-clicked.