At the ProTrak Weekend, earlier this month, Bob asked for improvements to "weigh-scaling".  The latest two Updates (incrementally) make some improvements.

As an aside, in doing so, I noted that the weigh-scaling was last worked on in 2002, for running weighscale test cars over a working scale (that actually measured car weights).  There is lots to do.

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The present improvements cause a weighlist to be printed.   On a second sheet of paper right after the train-consist is printed.

To make this happen:

1)  turn on the weighscale option, at Administration, SPOT format and special SPOTs.  "Special spot codes" pane (upper right), then click the radio button for "z", weigh scales in use.   (As usual on this window, click "Unlock" and "Apply".)

2) create a weighscale customer. At "Traffic, Scale, rip and clean Tracks".   The sidingnumber will end in "z" (which ProTrak adds automatically).    For example, at St.J.  I have the scale as, at St. Johnsbury, I entered "90" as the  track number, giving "STJ90z". 

Select the service train.   And a "blocking order".

3)  Cars requiring weighing are those with a waybill, for which you had answered "No" to "Is there a weight agreement?" on entering the weight on the waybill edit window.

If that waybill (through a car-order) is assigned the car will require weighing.  "WGH" will appear on the train-consist in the "Car handling" column - furthest right on the list.  If you have "second line messages" enabled "Weigh now" will appear printed on the second line.   The messages will continue to appear until the car is weighed.

4)  The weighlist is printed if cars requiring weighing are assigned to the service train for a scale.

     - the weighscale option must be on.

     - cars must require weighing

     - cars must be assigned to a scale's service customer.

In working with this list, you may find that you want to use the incremental car reporting.

                 Jim