Projects are an organizational tool for storing maps. While you cannot develop maps in ECRTP/TP, you can set up the project structure that holds those maps in any way that you want. You can also import projects, with all of their associated maps, from other systems and export projects that you want to share with others.
Creating a new project
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In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Project > New.
In the Project Name box type the name of the project. This information is required.
In the Project Description box, type a brief description of the project. This information is optional.
Click the Browse button next to the Directory box and navigate to the directory where you want to store the project.
In the Contact Name and Phone Number boxes, type the name and telephone number of the person responsible for the maps in this project. This information is optional.
Windows adds the Project to the list in the project window.
Selecting a project
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In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Project.
In the Project Window, Right-click a project and choose Select from the submenu.
After you select a project, ECRTP/TP closes the Projects
window, and the project you selected appears in the status bar at
the bottom left of the screen.
Modifying a project
In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Project > Properties.
In the Project Window, right-click the project you want to modify and choose Properties from the submenu.
In the Project Properties window modify the project properties.
Project properties include the Project Name, Project
Description, Directory, Contact, and Phone Number. All of these
properties are optional except Directory, which is required.
Deleting an existing project
In the Projects window, right-click a project and choose Delete from the submenu.
Deleting a project removes the project and all of its associated files.
Importing a project with associated maps
In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Project > Import.
In the Project Import Definition dialog, click the Browse button and navigate to the directory that contains the project you want to import.
Click Run.
Add the appropriate project name.
You can accept the default project name or create a new one.
If you try to import a project that already exists, ECRTP/TP displays
a warning. To clear the warning and import the project, click Yes
to return to the Project screen, rename the project, then click
OK
After you rename the project, the Project Directory screen prompts you for the full path of the project you want to import. You can accept the default directory path that displays, or enter a different directory path and click OK.
You can open the Projects window to verify that ECRTP/TP imported your project.
Exporting a project with associated maps
In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Project > Export.
In the Export Project Definition window, click next to the Project box, then choose the project you want to export.
Click the Browse button next to the Select Export Directory box and navigate to the directory where you want to store the project.
Click Run.
When you export the project definition, you export the files containing the project definition (mproject.*), the definitions of the maps in the project (mtable.*), and the cross-reference tables (mxref.*). However, you also need to send all the other map-related files for the project.
Open the directory of the project you are exporting, place the export directory you created inside it, and zip the entire directory. Make the zipped directory available for importing into ECRTP/TP.
