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The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19 and Trainz Plus. This guide will show you how to backup a Picklist.

'''Access Your Current Picklists''' 

1. Open CM and Your Picklists: 

From the Trainz Launcher 
:a. select Manage Content 
:b. in Content Manager open the Content menu 
:c. select Edit Picklist 

This will display all your current Picklists. 

If you are using a Default picklist there is NO way to select it for moving or backup. 

2. Select the Picklist to be Backed Up: 
:a. right mouse click on the required Picklist 
:b. select Open Picklist from the popup menu 

This will open the Picklist. 

3. Select Picklist Contents: 
:a. left mouse click on any one of the items 
:b. press Ctrl-A to Select All the items 

4. Transfer List to a New Window: 
:a. right mouse click on any one of the items 
:b. select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu 

5. Copy Assets in Picklist: 
:a. click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl-A to select them all 
:b. copy the asset list to the clipboard (press Ctrl-C) 

Transfer the List to Notepad (or any Text Editor) 

6. Open Notepad or Any Other Suitable Text Editor: 
:a. open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc) 
:b. click inside the Notepad window and then press Ctrl-V (paste) 

7. Save the Picklist as a Text (.txt) File: 
:a. from the Notepad File menu select Save or press Ctrl-S. If you are not using Notepad, make sure that the file format is text (.txt) for compatibility 
:b. select a suitable backup location for the backup file 
:c. enter a filename - the same name as the Picklist would be a good idea - then save 

'''How to Restore a Picklist''' 

Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above steps. 

1. Open Notepad or Another Text Editor: 
:a. open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc) 
:b. load the saved Picklist text file, from Step 7 above, into Notepad 
:c. select all the text - press Ctrl-A 
:d. copy the text to the clipboard - press Ctrl-C 

2. Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter: 
:a. in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being restored or transferred, open Content Manager 
:b. start a new filter 
:c. paste (Ctrl-V) the asset list into the Asset KUID box 

3. Create a New Picklist: 
:a. select an entry and then select all (Ctrl-A) 
:b. right mouse click on any entry and select Add to Picklist and then New Picklist from the popup menus 

4. Enter a Name for the Picklist: 
:a. Enter a name for the Picklist and click Ok 

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