APX V24 Repeat Channel Name Entries

[cifd64]

Good morning, all.

I have noticed with all versions of APX CPS that you need to type the channel name in 2 different locations. once in the personality, then again when you assign that channel to a zone.

The cpg i am writing has over 200 channels/talkgroups, and am amazed that the channel name does not carry over into the zone channel name.



Am i missing something?

 

[Outerdog]

Am i missing something?

Nope.

 

[KE4ZNR]

Good morning, all.

I have noticed with all versions of APX CPS that you need to type the channel name in 2 different locations. once in the personality, then again when you assign that channel to a zone.

The cpg i am writing has over 200 channels/talkgroups, and am amazed that the channel name does not carry over into the zone channel name.



Am i missing something?

Migrating from XTS5000 to APX8000

I was wondering when you guys were going to upgrade the old TDFM-7300 radios in the two helos. It'll be nice to finally be able to operate natively on the system across the river, instead of having to use old VHF channels that are barely maintained anymore. In my line of work (medical helos)...

forums.radioreference.com

 

[DANE_KI6OAA]

Two different records / tables, CPS can't and won't assume how / where you want things.

 

[Outerdog]

Two different records / tables, CPS can't and won't assume how / where you want things.

I can only surmise that CPS is designed by people with an axe to grind. In the QAQC world, the basic rule of thumb is to determine what it is your customers require, then do just that. Anything more yields very little in terms of increased customer satisfaction. Anything less results in a significant increase in customer dissatisfaction. The problem is the CPS people aren't using an effective methodology to determine the customer requirements. They probably aren't asking anybody who uses the software what it is they actually need.

Auto-populating fields in software are a thing. CPS could and should make some intelligent decisions about things like this. Top Display Channel Name being one of the more infuriating ones.

It's not reasonable to carve out a day to build a minimal codeplug, and a week to build a complex one. The restrictions on cloning and copying based on mismatched flash code and model numbers are dumb and a little work and ingenuity could make that experience much better.

The software runs like a pig. It's slow, cumbersome, and annoying. Clicking on things should not take 15 seconds to refresh the viewport.

I could go on and on.

APX CPS sucks.

 

[hitechRadio]

If it is that big of a deal....You do not have to fill out the personality name, leave it default.

I personally like APX CPS, yes there are some things that could make it flow better. But I like that it is very configurable.
I run CPS on a computer that exceeds minimum specs. And have no issues with lag. An SSD makes most any software better.

 

[IFRIED91]

If it is that big of a deal....You do not have to fill out the personality name, leave it default.

I personally like APX CPS, yes there are some things that could make it flow better. But I like that it is very configurable.
I run CPS on a computer that exceeds minimum specs. And have no issues with lag. An SSD makes most any software better.

gotta love the fact it was designed on an 85inch monitor and using a laptop requires you to scroll 10 miles to the right haha

 

[IFRIED91]

I can only surmise that CPS is designed by people with an axe to grind. In the QAQC world, the basic rule of thumb is to determine what it is your customers require, then do just that. Anything more yields very little in terms of increased customer satisfaction. Anything less results in a significant increase in customer dissatisfaction. The problem is the CPS people aren't using an effective methodology to determine the customer requirements. They probably aren't asking anybody who uses the software what it is they actually need.

Auto-populating fields in software are a thing. CPS could and should make some intelligent decisions about things like this. Top Display Channel Name being one of the more infuriating ones.

It's not reasonable to carve out a day to build a minimal codeplug, and a week to build a complex one. The restrictions on cloning and copying based on mismatched flash code and model numbers are dumb and a little work and ingenuity could make that experience much better.

The software runs like a pig. It's slow, cumbersome, and annoying. Clicking on things should not take 15 seconds to refresh the viewport.

I could go on and on.

APX CPS sucks.

and you can auto populate fields that might be the same using right click ---> fill down.. thats about it otherwise.... get ready for lots of typing, clicking, cutting and pasting, and your folks to get mad for hogging up the TV potentially hahah

 

[mikewazowski]

gotta love the fact it was designed on an 85inch monitor and using a laptop requires you to scroll 10 miles to the right haha

You can resize the fields that you don’t use so things will fit on the screen.

Of course, given that this is Motorola, you have to do it each and every time you run CPS.

 

[cifd64]

Thanks for the copy and paste info. HUGE help.