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Default is false. When this option is set to true all edits will be automatically saved to the database without having to press apply or confirm when a node is run.
enableCrossGroupReferencing
By default the topology only considers nodes which are part of the same group as being linked to the current node.
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If that node is however part of another group then FEWS will ignore that node despite the fact that it is linked to that node.
selectFirstPlotOnSelectionChange
When selecting an other topology node the (thumbnail) plot is selected that shows the same parameter or location as currently displayed. To revert to the behaviour of 2016.01 must set this option to true.
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