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The Task Buttons allow a user to update other parts of the configuration, like XML files, by using (Python) scripts that create or update Delft-FEWS XML configuration files based on the meta data.
Automated completion of CSV files and attributes
In many Delft-FEWS configurations the meta data is split in several meta data files. In this case there is a main meta data CSV/DBF file and several location attribute files.
In the example below a location attribute file is used to accept or reject a sensor (location) from the main location CSV file. If the element requireAllIdsInParentFile = true, then a new location row will automatically be added to the AUS_sensors_acceptnace.csv file when a new location is added to the AUS_sensors.csv file. This makes it easier to add new locations, FEWS will make sure that the AUS_sensors_acceptance.csv file contains the same records as in the master AUS_sensors.csv file.
It is also possible to have a similar functionality in related location attribute files. In the example below a locationSet is created from all accepted locations (sensor example above). When a new location is added to the locationSet, the new location will be added to other location Attribute files where the element requireAllIdsInLocationSet = true. In this case there is not a on-one relation between 2 CSV files as in the above example, but the locations that are included in a locationSet is important.
It is also important to set the required element to true for all location attributes that are required. When these are not filled, FEWS will log an ERROR.