ServiceEdge TBEST Hosting - Client Add-In

The ServiceEdge TBEST Hosting Client Add-In provides TBEST users with tools to access and manage hosted TBEST data products.  With the Add-In, local users can perform the following:  
  • Register the local user with the TBEST Hosting service
  • Update the TBEST Download Settings to reference the hosted Transit System(s), Socio-Economic Data and/or TBEST Model
  • Manage the TBEST Model files on the local computer
  • View the Service Extent supported by the Model Subscription
  • Deactivate the local user from the Hosting Service
  • Deploy custom TBEST Add-Ins to support additional customer workflows and tasks  

TBEST Hosting Client Installation and Subscription Activation

  1. Prior to using the Hosting Add-In, install the latest TBEST 5.0 software release on the local machine*. Review the TBEST 5.0 installation instructions prior to install. 
  2. Download and install the ServiceEdge TBEST  5.0 Hosting Client Add-In*. When the installation is complete, close the installer and open TBEST 5.0. If TBEST is already open, then an application restart is required. 
  3. In the TBEST Tools menu, select the SES TBEST Subscription Manager menu option. The TBEST Hosting Subscription Manager will open.  
  4. Within the TBEST Hosting Subscription Manager (see screen capture below), enter your Name, Organization and Email address into the Subscriber Info.
  5. Enter the organization’s Hosting Subscription Key and click the Activate Subscription button. 
  6. Once activated, the subscription information will be listed in the Active Subscriptions list.  
  7. You are now ready to download the host organization’s data from within TBEST. To download data, within TBEST go to the File -> Downloads menu and select either the Transit Systems, Socio-Economic Support Data, or Model Files option. Installed Add-Ins may require a TBEST re-start. Deployed Add-Ins will be listed under the TBEST Tools menu. 
 *Local Administrative permissions required for software installation
ServiceEdge Solutions - TBEST 5.0 Hosting Client Add-In