• User Interface
• Workspace
  • General Workspace Features
    • Workspace Display Mode
      • Full Mode
      • Compact Mode
    • Icon Colors
    • Send Workspace to Back
    • Font and Text Size
    • Toolbar and Workspace Buttons
    • Object Viewer Button
    • RPL Set Buttons
    • Right-click Context Menu
    • Lock Icon Position Controls
    • Show Commas in Numbers
    • Add Text or Add Image
    • Output Canvas Items and Animation Controls
    • Slot Cache
    • Clearing the Workspace
  • Model Navigation
    • Zooming on the Workspace
    • Locator View
    • In-view Locator
    • Scrolling
    • Simulation Object List
    • Initial Workspace Appearance
    • Workspace Cursor Modes
      • Selection Mode
      • Pan Mode
    • Closing All Dialogs
  • Canvas or Workspace Views
    • Simulation View
      • Canvas Properties
      • Background Image
    • Accounting View
    • Geospatial View
      • Introduction to GIS Concepts
      • Object Coordinates
      • Getting Started With the Geospatial View
      • Geospatial Canvas Configuration Dialog
        • Image & Coordinate System Tab
        • Image & Canvas Locations Tab
        • Additional Display Settings Tab
  • Objects on the Workspace
    • Object Palette
    • Opening an Object
    • Selecting Objects
    • Deleting Objects From the Workspace
    • Moving Objects on the Workspace
    • Enabling and Disabling Dispatching
    • Object Clusters
      • Creating a Cluster
      • Operations on a Cluster
      • Opening a Cluster
    • Importing and Exporting Objects
      • Export
      • Import
      • Export and Import Tips
  • Links on the Workspace
  • Display Groups
    • Link Groups
      • Selecting Links
      • Predefined Link Groups
    • Supply Groups
    • Account Groups
    • Object Groups
  • Exporting and Printing Model Images
    • Exporting Model Images
    • Printing Model Images
• Model File Management
  • Loading Models
    • Opening Models With the File Chooser
    • Reloading Models
  • Saving Models
    • Saving Output Values
      • Saving Output Options
      • Precision for Outputs
    • Naming Conventions
    • Compressing Model Files
    • Backup Files Created When Saving Manually
    • Automatic Backup Save
      • Automatic Backup Save Interval
      • Automatic Backup Save Directory
      • Open Automatic Backup Save Model Menu Item
      • Backup File Name
    • Model History and Comments
      • Last Save
      • Run History
      • Comments
  • Locking Models
  • Model Comparison Tool
    • Model Comparison Use Case
    • Accessing the Model Comparison Tool
    • Selecting Models to Compare
    • Tour of the Model Comparison Tool
      • Models Panel
      • Comparison Results Panel
      • Search and Filter Tools
        • Filter Settings
      • Selected Property
      • Plots
    • How the Model Comparison Tool Works
  • RiverWare Packages
    • Saving a Package
    • Opening a Package
• Units
  • Standard Units
  • Display Units
  • Unit Schemes
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    • Working With Unit Schemes
      • Creating and Deleting
      • Activating
      • Sharing Schemes Using Import and Export
    • Defining a Scheme
      • Editing Attributes
      • Creating Exceptions
    • Updating Old Models With the Transitional Scheme
    • Changing Display Units on Slot Values
    • Repairing Incorrect Units of Slot Values
  • Unit-specific Calculations
    • Exponentiation
    • Time Units
    • Unit-dependent Calculations
  • Unit Converter Dialog
    • Converting Numeric Values
    • Converting DateTime Values to Numeric Values
• Object Dialogs
  • Object Viewer and Open Object Dialogs
    • Arranging Tabs
    • Undocking Objects
    • Redocking Objects
    • Closing an Object
    • Closing the Viewer
  • Using Object Dialogs
    • Naming an Object
    • Slots Tab
      • Slots Tab Tour
      • Sorting Slots
        • Sorting Options
        • Saving the Order as Custom
      • Filtering Slots
      • Creating Custom Slots
        • Creating and Configuring Series Slots
        • Creating and Configuring Table Slots
        • Creating and Configuring Statistical Table Slots
        • Creating and Configuring Periodic Slots
        • Creating Expression Slots
        • Creating Mass Balance Summaries
        • Creating Time Aggregation Series Slots
      • Slot Groups
        • Showing Slot Groups
        • Creating Slot Groups and Adding Slots
        • Removing Slots from a Group
        • Deleting Slot Groups and Slots
        • Using Slot Groups
      • Copy and Paste Slots
      • Copy Slots to Objects
      • Move Slots to Object
    • Methods Tab
      • Selecting Methods
      • Memory Allocation for Method-specific Slots
      • Method Dependencies
      • Selecting Methods on Multiple Objects
    • Accounts Tab
    • Accounting Methods Tab
    • Attributes Tab
    • Description Tab
  • Aggregate Objects
    • AggObject Dialogs
    • Viewing Element Slots and Methods
  • Object Attributes
    • Object Attributes Manager
      • Define Attributes and Values
      • Import and Export Attributes and Values
    • Edit Attributes on Objects
    • Accessing Attributes from RPL
  • Multiple Object Method Selector
    • Usage Overview
    • Accessing the Dialog
    • Dialog Overview
    • Object List
      • Adding Objects
      • Removing Objects
      • Filtering Objects
      • Selecting Objects
    • Selecting a Method Category
    • Determining Which Objects Have a Category Activated
    • Determining the Currently Active Method
    • Selecting a New Method
    • Confirming Changes
    • Selecting Object Level Accounting Methods (OLAMs)
      • Setting the Execution Time of OLAMs
      • Special Support for Copy Slot to Slot Inflow: Set Target Account List Slot
• Slots
  • Slot Dialogs
    • Opening a Slot
    • Sample Slot Dialogs
    • Slot Dialog Functionality
      • Closing a Slot
    • Slot Descriptions
      • Searching Slot Descriptions
    • Creating and Configuring Slots
      • Configure Slot Dialog
  • Menus on the Slot Dialog
    • File Menu
    • Edit Menu
    • Row Menu
    • Column Menu
    • View Menu
    • Adjust Menu
  • Types of Slots
    • Series Slots
      • Slot Dialog and Slot Viewer
      • Slot Viewer Functionality
      • Series Slot Dialog Functionality
      • Configure Slot Dialog Functionality
        • Displayable as Flow Checkbox
        • Setting Bounds on a Series Slot
        • Setting Convergence
        • Time Series Range—Series Slot
        • Linked Slots
        • Show Notes Column and Notes Group Menu
      • Series Display Compression
        • Accessing Series Display Compression
        • Configuring Compression
        • Editing Compress and Hidden Values
        • Multi-column Slots
      • Flags on the Timestep I/O Menu
        • Special Series Slot Flags
        • Setting Flags
        • Power Calculation Flags on Energy
        • Maximum Capacity Flag on Outflow
        • Target Operation Flags
        • Spill Drift Flags
        • Surcharge Release Flag
        • Regulation Discharge Flag
        • Unit Values Flag
      • Finding Inputs
    • Series Slots With Expression
      • Configuration
        • File Menu
        • Edit Menu
        • View Menu
        • Expression Menu
      • Building Expressions
      • Diagnostics for Expression Slots
    • Text Series Slots
    • Agg Series Slots
      • Configuration
      • Other Options
    • Integer-indexed Series and Agg Series Slots
    • Series Slots With Periodic Input
      • Slot Creation
      • Slot Configuration
        • Series Input Mode
        • Periodic Input Mode
        • Switching Between Series and Periodic Mode
    • Multi Slots
    • Table Slots
      • Configuration
      • Source Slots
    • Statistical Table Slots
      • Creating a Statistical Table Slot
      • Configuring a Statistical Table Slot
      • Evaluating a Statistical Table Slot
      • Analyzing a Statistical Table Slot
      • Plotting a Statistical Table Slot
      • Statistical Functions
        • Duration Curve
        • Annual Max Frequency Curve
        • Annual Min Frequency Curve
        • Annual Avg Frequency Curve
        • Monthly Maximums By Year
        • Monthly Minimums By Year
        • Monthly Averages By Year
        • Monthly Totals By Year
        • Monthly Medians By Year
        • Partial Duration Max Frequency Curve
        • Partial Duration Min Frequency Curve
        • Value Duration Max Frequency Curve
        • Value Duration Min Frequency Curve
        • Value Duration Avg Frequency Curve
    • Table Series Slot
    • Periodic Slots
      • Configuration Options
      • Display of Dates
      • Headers
        • Text Headers
        • Numeric Headers
      • Referencing Periodic Slots in RPL
    • Scalar Slots
    • Scalar Slots With Expression
    • Mass Balance Summary Slots
      • Creating a Mass Balance Summary Slot
      • Configuring a Mass Balance Summary Slot
        • RPL Expressions for Other Slots
      • Display Operations
        • Units
        • Tree Display
        • Show Column: Units
        • Show Values
      • Other Display Operations
        • Show Computed Slots in an Open Slot Dialog
        • Show Slots in an SCT
        • Plot Slots
        • Copy Slots
        • Examining the Mass Balance Summary Slot’s Series
      • Dependent RPL Expression Slot Support
      • Computation
      • Persistence
    • Time Aggregation Series Slots
      • Configuration Settings
        • Annual Aggregation Support for Non-calendar Water Years
      • Creating Similar Time Aggregation Series Slots for Different Objects
    • Time Disaggregation Series Slots
      • Configuration Settings
      • Creating Similar Time Disaggregation Series Slots for Different Objects
    • List Slots
  • Global Slot Configuration
    • Selecting Slots to Configure
    • Global Slot Configuration Options
      • General
      • Optimization
    • Applying Global Slot Changes
    • Global Slot Configuration Example
  • DateTime Values in Slots
    • Adding a Slot with DateTime Values
    • Partial DateTime Editor
    • Access to DateTime Values Using RPL
    • Conversion of DateTimes to Numeric Values
  • Notes on Series Slots
    • Notes Overview
      • Notes
      • Note Groups
    • Displaying and Editing Notes
    • Creating Notes
    • Note Group Manager Dialog
      • Note Groups Panel
      • Notes Panel
      • Slots Panel
    • Apply Note to Slots Dialog
    • Collected Notes on Expression Slots
    • Accounting Multi Slot Notes
    • Importing and Exporting Notes Using Text Files
    • Exporting Notes Using DMIs
  • Finding Slot References
    • Find Slot References Dialog
    • Selecting Slots to Search
    • Selecting Areas to Search
    • Deleting Slots
  • Slot Sets
    • Slot Set Manager
    • Static Slot Sets
    • Dynamic Slot Sets
    • Referencing Slot Sets
      • Using Slot Sets When Selecting Slots
      • Using Slot Sets in RPL and DMIs
• Run Control
  • Controllers
  • Controller-specific Parameters
    • Simulation Run Parameters
    • Rulebased Simulation Run Parameters
    • Accounting
  • Timestep
  • Run Times
  • Making a Run
  • Aborted Run
  • Synchronization
    • Synchronize From Run Control
    • Synchronization Control Dialog
• Selector Dialogs
  • Selector Features
    • Displaying Items and Filtering
    • Making a Selection
  • Selecting Objects
    • Show Object Types in an Option Menu
    • All Objects and No Objects
  • Selecting Slots
    • Creating a Selection
    • Use Slot Set
  • Selecting Accounts
  • Selecting Slots on Accounts
  • Selecting Supplies
  • Wildcards
  • Examples
    • Finding Slots in a Model
    • Adding Objects to a Subbasin
    • Creating a Name Map of All Reservoir.Inflow Slots
• System Control Table (SCT)
  • SCT Overview
    • SCT Menu Bar
    • File Menu
    • Edit Menu
    • Slots Menu
    • Aggregation Menu
    • View Menu
    • Config Menu
    • DMI Menu
    • Run Menu
    • Scripts Menu
    • Diagnostic Menu
    • Status Area
    • Go To Menu
  • SCT Configuration Settings
    • General Tab
    • Horizontal Time Tab
    • Vertical Time Tab
    • User-configurable Fonts
    • Toolbar Tab
    • Summary Tab
    • Flags Tab
      • Custom Cell Colors
    • Color Tab
  • Series Slots Tab
    • Slots and Slot Dividers
      • Slots
      • Dividers
    • Slot Names and Slot Labels
    • Numeric Values
    • Alt Units Toggle
    • Custom Cell Colors
    • Notes on Series
    • Timesteps
    • Timestep Aggregation
      • Detail Cells and (Aggregation) Summary Cells
      • Summary Functions
      • Custom Aggregation Rows
      • Slot Reference Rows
      • Custom Summary Row Behavior
      • Hiding Row Values
    • Axis Orientation
      • Vertical Timestep Axis Orientation
      • Horizontal Timestep Axis Orientation
    • Copy and Paste
      • Copy and Paste
      • Copy and Paste as Input
      • Export Copy and Import Paste
    • Integer Indexed SCTs
  • Edit Series Slot List Tab
    • Adding, Deleting, and Moving Slots
      • Adding Slots and Dividers
      • Organize Slots
      • Create Similar Groups Operation
      • Edit Multiple Slot Labels
    • Configure Color Alerts
      • Copying thresholds to other slots
  • Scalar and Other Slots Tabs: Slot Lists
    • Sorting and Reordering Slots
    • Compress Columns Checkbox
    • Scalar Slots tab
    • Other Slots Tab
  • Object Grid Tab
    • Object Grid Configuration
      • Row and Column Configuration
      • Cell Object Configuration
      • Cell Slot List Configuration
    • Cell Operations
      • Cell Context Menu
    • Display Settings
  • How To Configure the SCT
    • Lock or Unlock the SCT Configuration
    • Add Slots, Sheet Tabs, and Slot Dividers
    • Remove Slots and Slot Dividers
    • Move Slots and Slot Dividers
    • Create a new SCT from a Series Sheet tab
    • Change a Slot’s Summary Function
    • Show or Hide (Aggregation) Summaries
    • Show or Hide Details
    • Configure Row and Column Headers
    • Adjust Column Widths
    • Change SCT Flag and Other Colors
    • Apply Custom Colors to Slot/Timestep Cells
    • Apply Color Alerts Based on Slot Values
    • Change Ornamentations
    • Change the Aggregation Interval
    • Ornamentation of Hidden Pre- and Post-Run Timesteps
    • Use the Default Configuration
  • How To Manipulate Data to Model Operations
    • Set a Single Value
    • Set Multiple Values
    • Set Slot Value over Time Range
      • Interpolation
      • Adjust Values
    • Clear Values
    • Set a Flag
    • Set a Target Operation
    • Copy a Single Value to One or Many Timesteps
    • Copy Multiple Values
    • Copy a Timeslice Across All Slots
    • Copy a Whole Slot
    • Copy/Paste Data to/from the Clipboard (e.g., to Excel).
      • Copy Data
      • Paste Data
  • How To Print, Plot, and Export Data
    • Printing
    • Plotting
    • Exporting Data
• Subbasins
  • Subbasin Manager
  • Creating New Subbasins
  • Adding and Removing Subbasin Members
  • Viewing an Object’s Subbasin Memberships
  • Selecting Objects Belonging to a Subbasin
  • Computational Subbasin

Technical Documentation Version 8.0

User Interface