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Normally, displays are defined with a relative view period, so that the view window progresses with current system time.
This paradigm does not fit systems that are more oriented towards seasonal or water year analysis. Therefore an option has been added since 2011.02 to define a season, such that the time axis is fixed, while the vertical red line (current system time) moves over time from left to right through the display.
To utilize this functionality, a season should be defined instead of a relative view period. This season specification if composed of a start and end date, as well an entry called 'startForwardLookingPeriod'.
The software compares the currentSystemTime against the date specified in the 'startForwardLookingPeriod' entry, to decide if the time axis needs to shift to the next year/season. This decision is relevant within a water supply forecasting context since a few weeks before the end of the water year you may like to look forward to the next wateryear instead of the current wateryear. Use readWriteMode=read only in your time seriessets, as other modes such as 'read complete forecast' stretches the time horizon, disrupting the time horizon displayed outside the season.
E.g. in the code example below, a wateryear is defined from 1st of October to 30th of September. The startForwardLookingPeriod is defined as 1st of September.
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