To create the Filters, GridDisplay and DisplayGroups configuration files it is best to merge the two display spreadsheets used to create these files for the separate models (see Step 9 ). The advantage is that future changes in the Displays can still be generated automatically in one go for the whole region without merging the two separate configuration files together again and again.
That means, you have two display spreadsheets two to start from, one for Model1 and one for Model2. The naming convention of the spreadsheets used in step 9 to create the displays is free at the moment, that is why we can't refer to a specific name here. The Ideally, the spreadsheets should have names which are self explaining (e.g. Model1_Displays.xls and Model2_Displays.xls). To start, make a copy of one of the spreadsheets (e.g. Model1_Displays.xls) and rename it to Region_Displays.xls (where Region is to be replaced by the region name, e.g Southern). This will be your final merged spreadsheet with wich you can create the merged configuration files in the end.
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- Filters
- GridDisplay
- DisplayGroups_plotdef
- DisplayGroups_folders
Filters
To get a merged filters.xml file one has to merge the sheet 'Filters' .
- Open the Region_Displays.xls spreadheet (see above) and open the 'Filters' sheet which contains the filters structure for Model1.
- copy the parent and child filters (type = parent or child) from the spreadsheet of Model2 (Model2_Displays.xls, sheet 'Filters') under the parent and child filters of Model1 in the Region_Displays.xls spreadheet (sheet 'Filters'), see example below
- all the model specific filters should be placed below parents and child filters, therefore copy all these model specific filters (type = tms) for Model2 from the spreadsheet of Model2 (Model2_Displays.xls, sheet 'Filters') under the 'tms' filters of Model1 in the Region_Displays.xls spreadheet (sheet 'Filters'), see example below (the order of the series does not make a difference).
In case of merging the two spreadsheets with for the GridDisplay it is necessary to do the following:
- all elements of the original model sheets should be copied in the overall sheet. The order of the elements within the section for each model should stay as they are.
Merging the DisplayGroups configuration files requires some more changes in the spreadsheets. The necessary changes are explained below:
- the DisplayGroups_plotdef sheet should contain all the scenarios and parameters used in either of the models
- the original sheets with DisplayGroups folders can be put in one sheet below each other. The order of the elements in the list should not be changed. The column SHEET refers to a different sheet with the locations to be displayed. The best procedure is to create a sheet for each model for each type of locations. The reference to these sheets should be put in the column SHEET correctly.
- the sheets with locations (e.g. Displays_obhs_YNN) should be populated with all locations for that specific location type for that model
- modelcheck sheets (1 and 2) should be created for both models as well
Step 1: Merge Filters
Step 2: Merge GridDisplay
Step 3: Merge DisplayGroups
If all sheets have been merged save the final merged spreadsheet (Region_Displays.xls). To create the merged configuration files Filters.xml, DisplayGroups.xml and GridDisplay.xml you have to re-run the macros of the spreadsheet generator. This should be familiar from the previous stepFor re-running the spreadsheets when the two spreadsheets have been merged to one you will need the spreadsheet generator. Please see step 9 on how to run the spreadsheet and create the configuration files.
Step 4: add general section to GridDisplay.xml
You're done.
Please check the created files carefully:
- do they contain all the expected information?
- are they valid?