Introduction
The Delft-FEWS configuration guide provides the advanced user of DELFT-FEWS with the information required to set-up and maintain a configuration of Delft-FEWS. The objective of the guide is to be used both as a reference manual during the development and maintenance of an implementation of Delft-FEWS, as well as to provide some of the background philosophy on how to go about setting up a forecasting system. It is expected that the reader of this guide has a basic understanding of Delft-FEWS and its structure.
To understand how to configure Delft-FEWS, a good understanding of the structure of the configuration is required, see the following table:
section | description | Topics |
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01 Structure of a Delft-FEWS Configuration | Introduction to different parts of the Delft-FEWS configuration. | Elements of the configuration, naming conventions, XML Schemas and schema validation. |
02 Data Handling in Delft-FEWS | Concepts used for handling data in Delft-FEWS. | Types of Time Series, Time Series Sets, Manual data edits |
03 System Configuration | Configuration of system components. | E.g. Display settings, FewsExplorer, Logging, Permissions, Color schemes |
04 Regional Configuration | Various regional configuration components which relate to a specific regional FEWS systems (e.g. monitoring locations). | E.g. Locations, LocationSets, ModuleInstances, WorkflowDescriptors, Branches, Parameters, Grids, Filters, TimeSteps, Qualifiers, Polygons, Topologies, Thresholds, Historical Events. |
05 Configuring the available Delft-FEWS modules | Configuration of available Modules, e.g. 'module instances' | E.g. interpolation of data or how to configure an external model such as ISIS (using the General Adapter Module) including how these can be configured to achieve the required functionality. |
06 Configuring WorkFlows | Concepts for linking configured modules into logical tasks through configuration of workflows. | |
07 Display Configuration | Configuration of user displays. | |
08 Mapping Id's flags and units | Mapping information from external data sources. | |
09 Module datasets and Module Parameters | Handling of static module data. | |
10 Setting up an operational system | Elements for configuring Delft-FEWS as an operational system. | |
11 Setting up a forecasting system | A brief introduction is on how to set-up a forecasting system. | Approaches for more advanced setup possibilities. |
12 Configuration management Tool | A brief guide in the use of the configuration management module to support configuration. | |
13 Additional Modules | Additional functionality available in additional modules available through Delft-FEWS. | |
Downloadable version (9-12-2011)