Complete the following steps to edit a route:

  1. Launch MAX with Switch Executive.
  2. Expand Devices and Interfaces»Switch Executive Virtual Devices.
  3. Select the Switch Executive virtual device to modify and navigate to the Schematic Configuration tab.
  4. Enable the Show Routes checkbox under the Routes and Route Groups listbox to view all routes.
  5. Click the route you want to edit in the Routes and Route Groups listbox.
    Note When you edit a shared route, the edits apply to every instance of the route.
  6. Complete one or more of the following editing tasks:
    Copy Click to create a copy of the route. NI Switch Executive creates a copy of the route, with a predefined name, in the Routes and Route Groups listbox.
    Rename Press <F2> or right-click the route and choose Rename to rename the route.
    Edit the Path
    • General purpose, matrix, and multiplexer topologies—Click another point of intersection between two channels in the Schematic window.
    • Third-party IVI-switch and independent topologies—Select one channel from the Channel 1 listbox and one channel from the Channel 2 listbox and click Change.
    Switch Executive deletes the original route path and creates a new route path. If you want to create the route on a different device, click the device in the Devices listbox before you edit the path.
  7. Click on the Switch Executive taskbar to save the changes.