The Basic Editor tool, an essential part of the Edit Data step of the workflow, can be accessed through the Edit tab. The user can search for a route using the Select from Map or Enter Route options. After finding the desired route, the user can implement these actions: 

1. Select an Edit Group. Basic Editor contains six static columns (checkbox selector, validation error, Parish, Route ID, From Measure, and To Measure). The Edit Groups picklist can be used to add additional columns to view and edit. If none of the groups listed have the desired columns to add, users can create a new Edit Group by opening the Edit Groups interface.
2. Map the desired route. On the Basic Editor interface, users can click the “Find” button near the top right of the window to retrieve and map the desired route.
3. Edit a data item. By clicking into the desired cell, users can edit data items. Depending on the data item, a picklist or textbox will appear in this editable cell. As updates occur, rows will be checked again for validation errors. If a new value fails a validation check, an Error icon will appear in the validation error column. Hovering over the error column will display a description of the error.
4. Add a row. Users can click the “Add Row” link to add a new row to the Basic Editor table. New rows will appear at the top of the table.
5. Delete a row. To delete a row, users can check the checkboxes to the left of the desired segments. After selecting the desired segments, the user can click the “Delete Selected Rows” link.

Changes cannot be saved if gaps or overlaps are created by deleting/adding a new row or if any validation errors were created during the editing process.