Configure the Manual Forecast Display:


Function:

Configure the Manual Forecast Display


Module Name:

ManualForecastDisplay

Where to Use?

DisplayConfigFiles\ManualForecastDisplay.xml

Why to Use?

To change the default behaviour and appearance of the manual forecast dialog

Description:

The Manual Forecast Dialog can be changed to alter it's default behaviour.  Instructions on how to do this are given here

Preconditions:

Method for starting up the display. Usually an entry in the explorer tasks section of the Explorer configuration.

Outcome(s):

Updated behaviour of the manual forecast dialog

Remark(s):

This module should be registered in the DisplayInstanceDescriptors and the DisplayDescriptors files

Available since:

DelftFEWS200803

Contents

Configuration

Config Example

ManualForecastDisplay.xml


	<coldState>
		<startDate unit="hour" multiplier="72"/>
	</coldState>
	<warmState>
		<stateSearchPeriod unit="hour" start="-72" end="1"/>
	</warmState>
	<forecastLength unit="day" multiplier="4"/>
	<task workflowId="ImportExternal" forecastLengthSelection="false" stateSelection="false"/>
	<task workflowId="Fluvial_Forecast">
		<coldState>
			<startDate unit="hour" multiplier="48"/>
		</coldState>
		<warmState>
			<stateSearchPeriod unit="hour" start="48" end="24">
			<description>Please use this feature to find old warm states</description>
			</stateSearchPeriod>
		</warmState>
		<forecastLength unit="hour" multiplier="24"/>
	</task>

It is also possible to specify the start time of the coldstate as an absolute time (instead of relative) using the field fixedStartTime. This may be uploaded and scheduled via the Admin Interface (only for 2012_02 and onwards).

Related modules and documentation

See

Technical reference

Link to schema:

http://www.wldelft.nl/fews

https://fewsdocs.deltares.nl/schemas/version1.0/displayDescriptors.xsd