Stephen,
Most users I've worked with are only adding one piece of hardware at a time
and testing it. That is a strongly recommended practice. They then move the
usernames to the new hardware system address. Many times the addressing and
even device types may change between the time you started design and build
some sections of the layout. This also makes it simpler on the case of which
pin did I connect this to? You can make your connections and then make the
move. Your testing via the system name confirms which entry it ended up
being.
Even on layouts I've designed, parts changed from the planning days to the
implementation days. New designs come along etc... So I've only got lucky on
bulk moves (using text edit tricks) being usable only for some sections.
-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
www.jmri.org
www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org
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www.syracusemodelrr.org
Ken Cameron