The SHEF import imports scalar time series from SHEF file format. Formats .A (including continuations) and .E are supported in FEWS versions earlier than 2018.02.
In FEWS 2018.2 the SHEF import for .B (including continuations and revisions) has also been implemented and tested for example files provided by NWS.
The SHEF coding manual is provided by the US National Weather Service online and can be downloaded from the SHEF Information page.
Example configuration
An example of the SHEF import configuration file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<timeSeriesImportRun xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.wldelft.nl/fews http://fews.wldelft.nl/schemas/version1.0/timeSeriesImportRun.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.wldelft.nl/fews">
<import>
<general>
<importType>SHEF</importType>
<folder>$IMPORT_FOLDER$/RiverForecasts/LMRFC</folder>
<fileNamePatternFilter>NEWRR5ORN*</fileNamePatternFilter>
<failedFolder>$FAILED_FOLDER$/RiverForecasts/LMRFC</failedFolder>
<backupFolder>$BACKUP_FOLDER$/RiverForecasts/LMRFC</backupFolder>
<deleteImportedFiles>false</deleteImportedFiles>
<idMapId>IdImportLMRFCObserved</idMapId>
<unitConversionsId>ImportEnglishUnits</unitConversionsId>
<missingValue>-999</missingValue>
<importTimeZone>
<timeZoneName>GMT</timeZoneName>
</importTimeZone>
<dataFeedId>LMRFC_Paducah_Cairo_LocalFlow</dataFeedId>
</general>
<timeSeriesSet>
<moduleInstanceId>ImportLMRFCObserved</moduleInstanceId>
<valueType>scalar</valueType>
<parameterId>QR</parameterId>
<qualifierId>Loc</qualifierId>
<qualifierId>Sim</qualifierId>
<locationId>PAHK2</locationId>
<locationId>CIRI2</locationId>
<timeSeriesType>simulated historical</timeSeriesType>
<timeStep multiplier="6" unit="hour"/>
<readWriteMode>add originals</readWriteMode>
</timeSeriesSet>
<externUnit unit="KCFS" parameterId="QR"/>
</import>
</timeSeriesImportRun>
ShefTimeSeriesParser.javaJava source code
