Setting up scheduled forecasts
When using a live forecasting system, a scheduled forecast can be established simply through using the Manual Forecast display in the Operator Client.
DELFT-FEWS will, however, not allow a manually submitted forecast to be set as the "current" forecast. Scheduling of Current forecast should be only done by suitably authorised users, and follow a carefully defined scheduling plan. These users must have access to the admin interface tool (see Admin Interface manual).
The procedure for establishing a schedule current forecast is;
- Start an Operator Client. Select the workflow to be scheduled. Select the option "Scheduled Forecasting". Set the Start Time and End Time properties as required, set the repeat time and the ShiftT0.
- Submit the forecast to the Master Controller by clicking on run.
- Go to the Administrator Interface. Select the tab Forecast Tasks and the Scheduled Tasks item. The forecast run just scheduled should be available in the list.
- Click on Details. This will open a new web page with relevant details on the forecast run.
- Select "Download Properties". Save the XML file to a suitable location/name.
- Open the XML file. Change the attribute
<makeForcastCurrent>false</makeForcastCurrent>
to
<makeForcastCurrent>true</makeForcastCurrent> - Save the XML file.
- Cancel the forecast just submitted.
- Return to the list of scheduled forecasts in the Admin Interface
- Select "Schedule new Forecast"
- Enter a relevant description (this will appear as a description of the run).
- Enter a tag if this forecast is to be enhanced (see next section)
- Select workflowId. This should be the same as the original forecast submitted.
- Specify Failover behaviour. This is only relevant when two master controllers are available running in Duty/Standby. If this workflow is to run on one Master Controller only, and should be replicated on the other then this item should be set to true. It should then not be scheduled on the other Master Controller. If it is set to False, then the run should be scheduled on both Master Controllers separately.
- Enter details on TaskDue time and TaskRepeat time
- Select the file to upload and use the browse button to load the XML file just defined.
- Select Submit.
- Confirm results in the Scheduled Forecasts list.
