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The whole process of creating of a forecast by using the IFD is managed by the forecast dialogpanel, therefore the first step is selecting the Forecast tab at the left of the display. The Forecast tab will give an list, in computational order of the basins of the region.
Review the list of available state date/times
The forecast panel also shows at the bottom the currently selected (default) warm state. By clicking on the drop-down box all the available warm states are shown. If the forecaster needs to use a different warm state than the default, a new warm state date may be selected from drop down menu titled Warm State Selection. If the default warm state is not correct another warm state can be selected from the drop-down box.
Adjust state and/or forecast length
By pressing the Edit Run Options button at the bottom of the forecast dialog the user will have access to alternative ways of selecting states.
After pressing the advanced button a dialog will be shown in which the user can select the state, forecast length and a what-if scenario.
After selecting the OK-button the selected state or forecast length task properties will be applied and used in the runs.
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To start the interactive forecast process, the user should select a leaf node. If the IFD is in forecast mode (which it is by default) the workflow of the selected node will also be automatically run. Models can be run by selecting a node, or pressing the rerun button.
In view mode the forecaster can view data but it is not possible to create a forecast.
Reviewing run status workflow
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Review graphs (graph display listens to segment selection)
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local run node and run the workflow of that node.
Reviewing run status workflow
The icons in the forecast tree indicate the status of the workflow of a node. A refresh-icon indicate that a workflow is running.
An hourglass indicates that a workflow is scheduled to run. More details about the icons can be found in 24 Topology
Review graphs (graph display listens to segment selection)
When a run has finished the results of the run should be reviewed. By selecting the plot overview at the right a list of thumbnails will be displayed. For each graph available for the current node a thumbnail will be shown. To display a graph, the forecaster selects a thumbnail and then this graph is displayed in the main plot window. The plot display will show the selected graph.
The Plot Overview panel can be undocked. When the display is expanded the plots are automatically resized.
Creating a mod in the time series display
The Plot Overview panel can be undocked. When the display is expanded the plots are automatically resized.
Creating a mod in the time series display
Mods can be created in the mods display or directly in the plot display. To modify a time series directly in a plot, a time series has to be selected. This can be done by selecting a time series in the legend of the plot. To indicate that a time series is selected the legend and the time series will be plotted bold.
Creating a mod in the mods display
The modifier display can be started by clicking on the wrench-icon at the toolbar or by using the shortcut ctrl+m. The modifier display will show all the mods which are applied in the currently selected segment. By clicking on the create mod-button a new mod can be created. After pressing on the create mod-button a list of available mods will be shown. When the mod is created it can be applied by pressing the apply-button. With the run-buttons (rerun, rerun to selected and rerun all to selected) it is possible to rerun the workflows. Pressing the run-buttons will also automatically apply the mod.
Continue with the forecast process downstream
new mod can be created. After pressing the create mod-button a list of available mods will be shown. When the mod is created it can be applied by pressing the apply-button. With the run-buttons (rerun, rerun to selected and rerun all to selected) it is possible to rerun the workflows. Pressing the run-buttons will also automatically apply the mod.
Continue with the forecast process downstream
After reviewing the graphs and if needed applying mods the forecaster can proceed to the next After reviewing the graphs and if needed applying mods the forecaster can proceed to the next segment. Going to the next segment can be done easily by pressing alt+s (go to next segment) or by pressing the next segment-button in the forecast panel or by selecting the next node. After selecting the segment the workflow will be run automatically and after finishing the run the status of the run will be shown by color of the dot of the segment.
Ending the forecast process
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