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Release Notes : Prior Release Notes : Release Notes Version 6.5 : Appendix - Category and Method Name Changes
Appendix - Category and Method Name Changes
Modifications were made to a large number of category and method names on objects and accounts in order to adhere to a standard naming format. This included formatting all names in title case, including spaces between all words, removing terms such as “category”, “calculation” or “calc” from the names and in some cases making the name more descriptive of what the method does. Expect a large number of warning messages notifying you of the name changes the first time a model is loaded in RiverWare 6.5. These messages will include the text “Replacing old category name” or “Replacing old method name” for each changed name on each object. There should be no change in model behavior or results. Once the model is saved in RiverWare 6.5, the warning messages will not appear for subsequent model loads.
All name changes are listed below in the following six tables:
• Name Changes on All Reservoir Object Types,
• Name Changes on All Power Reservoir Object Types, Name Changes on All Power Reservoir Object Types
• Name Changes on Storage, Slope Power and Pumped Storage Reservoirs, Name Changes on Storage, Slope and Pumped Storage Reservoir Objects
• Name Changes on Reach Objects, Name Changes on Reach Objects
• Name Changes on Other Objects, Name Changes on Other Objects
• Name Changes on Accounts, Name Changes on Accounts
 
Table 17.1  Name Changes on All Reservoir Object Types
What
Previous Name
New Name
Category
hydrologicInflowCalculationCategory
Hydrologic Inflow
Method
noHydrologicInflow
None
Method
No Forecast
None
Method
Coefficient and Exponent Hydrology
Coefficient and Exponent
Category
Calculate Incremental Hydrologic Inflows on Subbasin
Incremental Hydrologic Inflows on Subbasin
Method
Compute Forecast Period Incremental Hydrologic Inflows
Forecast Period
Method
Compute Full Run Incremental Hydrologic Inflows
Full Run
Category
Sediment Calculation
Sediment
Method
CRSS Sediment Calc
CRSS Sediment
Category
bankStorageCalcCategory
Bank Storage
Method
NoBankStorage
None
Method
InputBankStorage
Input Bank Storage
Method
CRSSBankStorageCalc
CRSS Bank Storage
Method
AveStageChangeBankStorage
Average Stage Change
Category
Seepage Calculation
Seepage
Method
No Seepage
None
Method
Linear Seepage Calc
Linear Seepage
Category
spillCalculationCategory
Spill
Method
noSpillCalc
None
Method
monthlySpillCalc
Monthly Spill
Method
unregulatedSpillCalc
Unregulated
Method
regulatedSpillCalc
Regulated
Method
regPlusUnregSpillCalc
Regulated and Unregulated
Method
regPlusBypassSpillCalc
Regulated and Bypass
Method
regPlusBypassPlusUnregSpillCalc
Regulated, Bypass and Unregulated
Method
Bypass, Reg, and Unreg Spill
Bypass, Regulated and Unregulated
Category
Optimization Spill Computation
Optimization Spill
Method
optNoSpillCalc
None
Method
optMonthlySpillCac
Opt Monthly Spill
Method
optUnregulatedSpillCalc
Opt Unregulated
Method
optRegulatedSpillCalc
Opt Regulated
Method
optRegPlusUnregSpillCalc
Opt Regulated and Unregulated
Method
optRegPlusBypassSpillCalc
Opt Regulated and Bypass
Method
optRegPlusBypassPlusUnregSpillCalc
Opt Regulated, Bypass and Unregulated
Method
optBypass, Reg, and Unreg SpillCalc
Opt Bypass, Regulated and Unregulated
Category
FutureValueCalcCategory
Future Value
Method
noFutureValueCalc
None
Method
calculateFutureValue
Cumulative Storage Value Table
Category
Optimization Future Value Computation
Optimization Future Value
Method
optNoFutureValueCalc
None
Method
optCalculateFutureValue
Opt Cumulative Storage Value Table
Method
No Evaporation
None
Category
Optimization Evaporation Computation
Optimization Evaporation
Method
No Diversion
None
Category
targetOperationCalculationCategory
Target Operation
Method
noTargetCalc
None
Method
simpleTarget
Simple Target
Method
laggedTarget
Lagged Target
Category
Sediment Transport Calculations
Sediment Transport
Category
surfaceFluxCalculationCategory
Surface Heat Flux
Method
noCalcSurfaceFlux
None
Method
defaultCalcSurfaceFlux
Energy Balance
Category
Surcharge Release Calculation
Surcharge Release
Category
Elevation Maximum Duration Constraints
Elevation Max Duration Constraints
Category
Flood Control Release Calculation
Flood Control Release
Method
Heron Inflow Calculation
Heron Inflow
Method
Heron Gain Loss Calculation
Heron Gain Loss
Method
El Vado Loss Calculation
El Vado Gain Loss
Method
Nambe Falls Loss Calculation
Nambe Falls Gain Loss
Method
Elephant Butte Loss Calculation
Elephant Butte Gain Loss
Method
Abiquiu Loss Calculation
Abiquiu Gain Loss
Method
Jemez Loss Calculation
Jemez Gain Loss
Method
Cochiti Loss Calculation
Cochiti Gain Loss
Category
Bank Storage Salt Category
Bank Storage Salt
Method
No Bank Storage Salt
None
 
Table 17.2  Name Changes on All Power Reservoir Object Types
What
Previous Name
New Name
Category
powerCalculationCategory
Power
Method
noPowerCalc
None
Method
plantPowerCalc
Plant Power Coefficient
Method
plantEfficiencyCurve
Plant Efficiency Curve
Method
plantPowerEquation
Plant Power Equation
Method
unitGeneratorPowerCalc
Unit Generator Power
Method
PeakBasePowerCalc
Peak and Base
Method
PeakPowerCalc
Peak Power
Method
PeakPowerEquation
Peak Power Equation
Method
LCRPowerCalc
LCR Power
Method
Unit Power
Unit Power Table
Category
Optimization Power Computation
Optimization Power
Method
independentLinearizations
Independent Linearizations
Method
lambdaMethod
Lambda Method
Category
powerReleaseCalcCategory
Power Release
Method
getNoPowerRelease
None
Method
getPlantPowerRelease
Plant Power Coefficient Release
Method
getPlantEfficiencyRelease
Plant Efficiency Curve Release
Method
getPlantPowerEqnRelease
Plant Power Equation Release
Method
get Peak Power Equation with Off Peak Spill Release
Peak Power Equation with Off Peak Spill Release
Method
getLCRPowerRelease
LCR Power Release
Method
getUnitGeneratorPowerRelease
Unit Generator Power Release
Method
get Unit Power Release
Unit Power Table Release
Method
No Energy Adjustment
None
Category
tailwaterCalculationCategory
Tailwater
Method
noTailwaterCalc
None
Method
TWValueOnly
Linked or Input
Method
TWbaseValueOnly
Base Value Only
Method
TWbaseValuePlusLookupTable
Base Value Plus Lookup Table
Method
TWstageFlowLookupTable
Stage Flow Lookup Table
Method
tailwaterCompare
Compare to Avg Base Value
Method
hooverTailwater
Hoover Tailwater
Category
Optimization Tailwater Computation
Optimization Tailwater
Method
optTWValueOnly
Opt Linked or Input
Method
optTWBaseValueOnly
Opt Base Value Only
Method
optTWBaseValuePlusLookupTable
Opt Base Value Plus Lookup Table
Method
optTWStageFlowLookupTable
Opt Stage Flow Lookup Table
Category
Ramping Modeling
Ramping
Method
trackRamping
Track Ramping
Category
Additional Hydropower Release Calculation
Additional Hydropower Release
Method
No Additional Release
None
Method
noEstimatedHead
None
Method
estimatedHead
Estimated Head
Method
variableHead
Variable Head
 
Table 17.3  Name Changes on Storage, Slope and Pumped Storage Reservoir Objects
Where
What
Previous Name
New Name
Storage Reservoir
Category
Tailwater Calculation
Tailwater
Method
Cubic Bank Storage Calc
Cubic Bank Storage
Slope Power Reservoir
Category
slopeStorageCategory
Slope Storage
Method
noSlopeStorageCalc
None
Method
SlopeStorageCalc
Storage Segments
Category
slopeStorageCoefficientsCategory
Slope Storage Coefficients
Method
Impulse Response Coeffs
Impulse Response
Method
Weighting Coeffs
Weighting Coefficients
Category
Optimization Partition Category
Optimization Partition
Category
targetSlopeStorageCategory
Target Slope Storage
Method
TargetSlopeStorageCalc
Lumped Mass Balance
Category
Optimization Backwater Computation
Optimization Backwater
Method
independentLinearizations
Independent Linearizations
Method
lambdaMethod
Lambda Method
Category
Backwater Lambda Computation
Optimization Backwater Lambda
Pumped Storage Reservoir
Category
pumpPowerCalculationCategory
Pump Power
Method
noCalcUnitPumpPower
None
Method
calcUnitPumpPower
Unit Pump Power
Method
No Gate Setting Calc
None
Method
Calculate Gate Setting
Best Gate Setting Table
 
Table 17.4  Name Changes on Reach Objects
What
Previous Name
New Name
Method
No Parameters
None
Category
Local Inflow Solution Direction
Local Inflow and Solution Direction
Method
No Local Inflow
No Local Inflow, Solve Inflow or Outflow
Method
No Local Inflow, Downstream Only
No Local Inflow, Solve Outflow
Method
Input Local Inflow
Specify Local Inflow, Solve Inflow or Outflow
Method
Local Inflow Downstream Only
Specify Local Inflow, Solve Outflow
Method
Calc Local Inflow
Solve Inflow, Outflow or Local Inflow
Method
Calc Local Inflow or Solve Downstream
Solve Local Inflow or Outflow
Method
Contingent Local Inflow
Contingent Local Inflow or Solve Outflow
Method
No Forecast Local Inflows
None
Method
Coefficient and Exponent Forecast Inflow
Coefficient and Exponent
Category
Evaporation Calculation
Reach Evaporation
Method
No Evaporation
None
Method
Inflow Exponent Pan Evap
Inflow Exponent Pan Evaporation
Category
depthtoFlowMethod
Depth to Flow
Method
noDepthtoFlowMethod
None
Method
depthtoFlowManningTrapezoid
Manning Trapezoid
Method
depthtoFlowManningWideRect
Manning Wide Rectangle
Method
depthtoFlowPowerFunction
Power Function
Category
Stage Calculation
Stage
Method
No Stage Calc
None
Category
Volume Calculation
Volume
Method
No Volume Calc
None
Category
GainLoss Calculation
Gain Loss
Method
No GainLoss
None
Method
Constant GainLoss
Constant Gain Loss
Method
Variable GainLoss
Variable Gain Loss
Method
Seasonal GainLoss Flow Table
Seasonal Gain Loss Flow Table
Method
Interpolated Flow GainLoss
Interpolated Flow Gain Loss
Method
Periodic GainLoss
Periodic Gain Loss
Category
Apply GainLoss
Apply Gain Loss
Category
Seepage Calc
Reach Seepage
Method
No Seepage
None
Category
Reach Conductance Specification
Reach Conductance
Category
Drain Elevation Calc
Drain Elevation
Method
No Drain Elevation
None
Method
Drain Flow/Elev Interpolation
Flow Elevation Interpolation
Method
Reach/Drain Elev Interpolation
Stage Elevation Interpolation
Category
Reach Bank Storage Calculation
Reach Bank Storage
Method
No Bank Storage
None
Method
No Adjustment
None
Method
No Diversion
None
Category
Minimum Diversion Bypass
Min Diversion Bypass
Method
Input Diversion Bypass
Input Min Bypass
Method
Periodic Minimum Bypass
Periodic Min Bypass
Category
WQ Routing
Water Quality Routing
Method
TimeLagTempModel
Time Lag; Temperature
Method
TimeLagSaltTempModel
Time Lag; Salt and Temperature
Method
TimeLagTempDOModel
Time Lag; Temperature and DO
Method
TimeLagSaltTempDOModel
Time Lag; Salt, Temperature and DO
Method
NoRoutingTempModel
No Routing; Temperature
Method
NoRoutingSaltTempModel
No Routing; Salt and Temperature
Method
NoRoutingTempDOModel
No Routing; Temperature and DO
Method
NoRoutingSaltTempDOModel
No Routing; Salt, Temperature and DO
Method
ControlVolumeExplicitTemp
Control Volume Explicit; Temperature
Method
ControlVolumeExplicitSalt
Control Volume Explicit; Salt
Method
ControlVolumeExplicitSaltTemp
Control Volume Explicit; Salt and Temp
Method
ControlVolumeImplicitTemp
Control Volume Implicit; Temperature
Method
ControlVolumeImplicitSalt
Control Volume Implicit; Salt
Method
ControlVolumeImplicitSaltTemp
Control Volume Implicit; Salt and Temp
Category
Seepage WQ
Reach Seepage Water Quality
 
Table 17.5  Name Changes on Other Objects
Where
What
Previous Name
New Name
Aggregate Diversion Site
Method
noStructure
No Structure
Method
sequentialStructure
Sequential Structure
Method
lumpedStructure
Lumped Structure
Category
conjunctiveUse
Aggregate Conjunctive Use
Method
No Conjunctive Use
None
Category
Optimization Requests Category
Aggregate Optimization Requests
Method
optInputRequests
Opt Input Requests
Method
optPolicyRequests
Opt Policy Requests
Method
Return Flow Salt Calculation
Return Flow Salt
Category
salt Pickup Category
Salt Pickup
Method
Variable Salt Pickup with Debting
Variable Salt Pickup with Debt
Method
Salt Mass Removal With Debt
Salt Mass Removal with Debt
Category
Maximum Supplemental Request
Aggregate Max Supplemental Request
Method
Input Maximum Request
Input Max Request
Method
GW Elevation Maximum Request
GW Elevation Max Request
Aggregate Reach
Method
noWQ
None
Bifurcation
Category
Outflow Calculation
Bifurcation Outflow
Canal
Category
CanalFlowCalculationCategory
Canal Flow
Method
noCanalFlow
None
Method
TellicoCanalEquation
Tellicao Canal Equation
Method
BarkleyCanalEquation
Barkley Canal Equation
Computational Subbasin
Method
No Method
None
Category
Diversions From Reservoirs
Diversions from Reservoirs
Method
Share Proportionally With Limits
Share Proportionally with Limits
Category
Account Initial Request Calculation
Account Initial Request
Category
GroundWater Computation
Groundwater Computation
Category
Reach GainLoss
Reach Gain Loss
Category
GroundWater Elevation
Groundwater Elevation
Category
GroundWater Lateral Flux
Groundwater Lateral Flux
Category
Calculate Incremental Local Inflows
Incremental Local Inflows
Control Point
Category
Local Inflow Calculation
Local Inflow
Method
No Local Inflow
None
Method
No Forecast Local Inflow
None
Method
Flooding does not constrain hydropower releases
Releases Not Constrained by Flooding
Distribution Canal
Category
Canal Maximum Capacity
Canal Max Capacity
Method
Maximum Capacity
Input Max Capacity
Category
Storage Calculation
Canal Storage
Method
Seepage Calc
Proportional Seepage
Method
Variable Seepage Calc
Variable Seepage
Diversion Object
Method
Solve For Outflow
Solve for Outflow
Category
Available Flow Calculation
Available Flow
Method
none
None
Category
Diversion Request Calculation
Diversion Request
Category
Energy Calculation
Diversion Pump Energy
Method
Energy Calc
Energy Equation and Cost
Groundwater Storage Object
Category
Groundwater Outflow Calculation
Groundwater Outflow
Method
Impulse Response Outflow
Impulse Response
Category
Negative Outflow Adjust
Negative Outflow Adjustment
Method
No Adjustment
None
Method
Excess Storage To Outflow
Excess Storage to Outflow
Category
Previous Elevation Calc
Previous Elevation
Method
Storage Elevation Table Interpolation
Storage Elevation Interpolation
Category
Pumping Calc
Groundwater Pumping
Method
No Pumping
None
Method
No Percolation
None
Category
Groundwater Conductance Specification
Groundwater Conductance
Category
Evapotranspiration
Groundwater Evapotranspiration
Method
No Evapotranspiration
None
Category
Evaporation
Groundwater Evaporation
Method
No Evaporation
None
Inline Power Plant
Category
Solution Direction
Inline Power Solution Direction
Category
Power Calculation
Inline Power
Method
No Power Calc
None
Category
Turbine Ramping
Inline Turbine Ramping
Method
No Ramping
None
Method
No Spill Cost
None
Method
Spill Cost Calc
Unit Spill Cost
Method
holeCuts
Use Hole Cuts
Inline Pump
Method
No Hydraulics
None
Category
Energy Calculations
Inline Pump Energy
Method
No Energy Calculations
None
Pipe Junction
Method
No Hydraulics
None
Pipeline
Category
Head Loss Calculation
Pipeline Head Loss
Method
No Head Loss
None
Method
Hazen-Williams Head Loss
Hazen-Williams Equation
Stream Gage
Category
Conditional Flow Calc
Conditional Flow
Thermal
Category
LoadCategory
Load
Method
No Load
None
Method
Use Hourly Load
Hourly Load
Category
Modified Load Evaluation
Modified Load
Method
No Evaluation
None
Method
No Preferred Customers
None
Method
No Method
None
Method
No Objective
None
Category
Smooth Energy Category
Smooth Energy
Method
No Smoothing
None
Water User
Category
returnFlowCalculation
Return Flow
Method
Limit By Reservoir Level
Limit by Reservoir Level
Method
No Routing
None
Category
returnFlowSplitCalculation
Return Flow Split
Method
No Split
None
Method
No Conjunctive Use
None
Method
Input Maximum Request
Input Max Request
Method
GW Elevation Maximum Request
GW Elevation Max Request
Category
Optimization WU Requests Category
Optimization Requests
Method
optInputRequests
Opt Input Requests
Method
optPolicyRequests
Opt Policy Requests
 
Table 17.6  Name Changes on Accounts
Where
What
Previous Name
New Name
Diversion Account
Category
Calculation of Initial Request
Initial Request
Method
Initial Request is Input
Specify Initial Request
Method
Maximum Permitted
Max Permitted
Category
Minimum Bypass
Min Bypass
Method
No Minimum Bypass
None
Method
Fraction of Flow above Minimum Flow
Fraction of Flow Above Min
Method
Diversion minus Depletion
Diversion Minus Depletion
Method
Return Flow Is Input
Specify Return Flow
Category
Maximum Legal Request
Max Legal Request
In Stream Flow Account
Category
Calculation of Initial Request
Initial Request
Method
Initial Request is Input
Specify Initial Request
Storage Account
Category
Calculation of Initial Request
Initial Request
Method
Initial Request is Input
Specify Initial Request
Method
Fill Conservation Pool With Diversions
Fill Conservation Pool with Diversions
Category
Minimum Bypass
Min Bypass
Method
No Minimum Bypass
None
Method
Fraction of Flow above Minimum Flow
Fraction of Flow Above Min
Category
Cons Pool Fill Factor
Conservation Pool Fill Factor
Revised: 01/11/2023