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−	[[:Category:Link Editor\|'''Link Editor ~~menu~~''']] → [[Import Network Database From Shapefile]]	+	[[:Category:Link Editor\|'''Link Editor''' menu]] → [[Import Network Database From Shapefile]]

	In this window you specify all necessary information to import a network shapefile into your tmcStudio database.		In this window you specify all necessary information to import a network shapefile into your tmcStudio database.

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 {{Warning}}
-Carefully check all information entered before starting the import by clicking the [[file:button_import.png|alt=|link=]] button; depending on the number of segments to import, this task may take up to several hours! An estimated total duration will be shown in the import status bar, together with a count of the segments processed at any moment.
+Carefully check all information entered before starting the import by clicking the [[file:button_import.png|alt=|link=]] button; depending on the number of segments to import, this task may take up to several hours! An estimated residual time will be shown in the import status bar, together with a count of the segments processed at any moment.
 [[Category:Link Editor]]

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-'''Connection Settings'''
+[[file:button_connection-settings.png|alt=|link=]]  '''Connection Settings'''
 :If you want to import the data to an existing database press this button and enter the database connection details in the appearing window.
-'''Create Database'''
+[[file:button_create-db.png|alt=|link=]]  '''Create Database'''
 :If you want to load the data into a new database instead, click this button, browse for the directory you wish the new database to be stored into and enter a database name. Note that with the database type '''Firebird local''', the storage location always needs to on a local harddrive.

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 '''Link Type'''
-:Select the field in your shapefile that contains information on the '''road type'''. Often it is named '''FRC'''. '''Function Class''' or '''Road Class''' are other field names used occasionally. Ask the network provider if you are unsure what field you should choose.
+:Select the field in your shapefile that contains information on the '''road type'''. Often it is named '''FRC'''. '''Function Class''' or '''Road Class''' are other field names used occasionally. Ask the network provider if you are unsure what field to choose.
 '''Link Type Filter'''
-:As soon as a '''Link Type''' has been specified, this field will display the road types available in the shapefile. Select the road types you wish to import by flagging them. Note that if you select 1, 2 and 3 for instance, you will be able to import 4 and 5 later.
+:As soon as a '''Link Type''' has been specified, this field will display the road types (i. e. road type IDs) available in the shapefile. Select the road types you wish to import by flagging them. Note that if you select only some of the options, you will always be able to import more later.

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 '''Link Type'''
-:Select the field in your shapefile that contains information on the '''road type'''. Often it is named '''FRC'''.
+:Select the field in your shapefile that contains information on the '''road type'''. Often it is named '''FRC'''. '''Function Class''' or '''Road Class''' are other field names used occasionally. Ask the network provider if you are unsure what field you should choose.
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 '''Delete existing data in network database'''
 :If you import into an existing database, choose this option only if you want all exisiting data to be deleted prior to the import process.
-:Do '''not''' flag this option, if you want to add the '''Road Types''' (FRC) 5 and 6 in a second run after already having imported FRC 1 till 4!
+:Do '''not''' flag this option, if you want to add additional '''Road Types''' (FRC) in a second run!

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 [[:Category:Link Editor|'''Link Editor menu''']] &rarr; [[Import Network Database From Shapefile]]
-In this window you specify all necessary information to import a network shapefile to your tmcStudio database.
+In this window you specify all necessary information to import a network shapefile into your tmcStudio database.
 [[file:window_import-network-from-shp.png|alt=|link=]]

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 '''Connection Settings'''
-:If you want to import the data to an existing database select here the database
+:If you want to import the data to an existing database press this button and enter the database connection details in the appearing window.
-Create Database: If you want to create a new database select here where to store. With Firebird local
+'''Create Database'''
-it must be always on a local harddrive
+:If you want to load the data into a new database instead, click this button, browse for the directory you wish the new database to be stored into and enter a database name. Note that with the database type '''Firebird local''', the storage location always needs to on a local harddrive.
-Delete existing data If you import in existing table you can chose if existing data in the database should be
-in network database: deleted. If you want to add FRC 5 and 6 after you already imported FRC 1-4 then this
-field should not have a flag
+'''Delete existing data in network database'''
 Depending on number of Segements that will be imported this task can take several hours. An approximate
 estimation will be shown in the Import Screen, it will also show how many segments have been already

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 '''From Node'''
-:Optional and with no effect on linking; field with information on the nodes.
+:Optional and with no effect on linking; field with information on the '''from''' nodes.
 Create Database: If you want to create a new database select here where to store. With Firebird local
 it must be always on a local harddrive