This section provides an overview of each menu, sub-menu and toolbar command available in the Source main screen. It also acts as a good reference point when you become familiar with Source.
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Note: The Results Manager opens in a separate window after a scenario run. Refer to the following associated menu options and toolbars:
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Table 1. Menus
| Menu | Description |
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| Menu bar | Similar to the high-level standard Windows menu bar, this bar allows you to access various components of Source. |
| File menu | Provides high-level management of files, scenarios and projects, such as the ability to save, close and open files. |
| Edit menu | Provides access to various components, such as ownership, resource assessment and additional tools (for example, the Feature Table and Scenario Input Sets). |
| View menu | Controls visibility of various panels, such as the Project Explorer or Log Reporter. |
| Run menu | Provides the ability to run scenarios. |
| Tools menu | Provides access to various tools and plugins. |
| Help menu | Provides links to useful materials, such as documentation, training and the eWater website. |
| Results Manager | Comprised of the following menus that allow you to manage results analysis:
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Table 2. Source toolbars
| Toolbar | Description | Location in Source |
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| Chart | Allows you to manage and work with charts. | Results Manager |
| Data Sources | Allows you to manage and work with time series data. | Data Sources Explorer |
| Date Ranges | Allows you to manage and work with date ranges. | Function Editor |
| Results Manager | Allows you to manage, analyse and view results | Results Manager |
| File | Provides high-level management of projects and scenarios. | Main screen |
| Function Editor | Allows you to work with functions. | Function Editor |
| Function manager | Provides high-level management of functions. | Function Manager |
| Geographic Editor | Allows you to work with catchments scenarios. | Geographic Editor |
| Scenario Input Sets | Allows management of input sets (used when importing data). | Scenario Input Sets |
| Layer Manager | Provides managements of layers used in the catchments scenarios. | Layer Manager |
| Maps | Allows management of a background map image with overlaid nodes of a schematic scenario. | Maps |
| Ordering | Provides access to the Ordering dialogs. | Main screen |
| Project | Provides shortcuts to various Source components. | Main screen |
| Project Explorer | Provides high-level management of scenarios and projects. | Project Explorer |
| Recording Manager | Allows you to manage scenario run results. | Recording Manager |
| Scenario | Provides shortcuts to various Source components. | Main screen |
| Schematic Editor | Allows you to edit the display properties of the Schematic Editor and components shown within it. | Schematic Editor |
| Simulation | Allows you to undertake a scenario run. | Main screen |
| Statistics | Allows you to edit the statistical view of results. | Charting tool |
| Text management | A generic toolbar used for management of text input. | Forms part of the Functions and Scenario Input Sets toolbars |
| Transforms | Allows management of transforms. | Results Manager |
Menus
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Creates a new, empty project. Opens the Create a project dialog where you can name your project, provide a brief description of its purpose and choose the type of scenario you wish to create. See Projects and scenarios - Projects.
Adds a new, empty scenario to the current project. Opens the Create a Scenario dialog that offers a choice of the Geographic wizard or creating a Schematic scenario. Select the type that is appropriate to your needs. Name your scenario and provide a brief description of its purpose and click OK. This command is a synonym for New Scenario (by menu) on the Project Explorer toolbar. See Projects and scenarios - Scenarios.
In the absence of an open project, implies creating a new project.
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Opens the Import Scenario dialog where you can import scenarios from different projects. See Import and export of data - Importing Scenarios.
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Opens the Constituents Configuration dialog where you can define constituents. See Constituents - Configuring constituents.
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Opens the Set Functional Unit Area Via Raster dialog where you can associate sub-catchments with functional units using a raster. This dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active. See See Functional units - Using a raster.
Opens the Functional Unit Area Configuration dialog where you can manually associate sub-catchments with functional units. This dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active. See Functional units - Manual assignment.
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Opens the Scenario Options dialog where you can set preferences that affect the selected scenario. The following options are available:
- Assurance Rules – Rules – configure the notification levels of assurance rules, which provide optional checks of models. See , see Assurance Rules;
- Custom Running Configurations – ***Configurations – create one or more user-defined configurations for each run analysis type (eg. single analysis, flow calibration analysis);
- Default Node Rotation – Rotation – configure the default rotations of nodes. Any nodes subsequently added to the schematic editor will have the new default direction;
- Execution Order Rules – Rules – ***Ordering Algorithm –
- Mass Balance - Set the tolerance limit for the Mass Balance assurance rule.
- Ordering Algorithm – select between using rules based ordering or network linear programming, and configure network linear programming;
- Performance – Performance – enable/disable parallel processing of catchments and/or water user orders;
- Projection – Projection – convert projected layers from the geographic view to latitude and longitudinal coordinates for the map view;
- Rules Based Ordering – Ordering – disable/enable calculation of ordering, constraints or off-allocation for network components;
- Ordering Priorities – ***Priorities – Specify how shortfalls are prioritised between different demands in the scenario;
- Storages – choose the storage processing method used in the scenario, see Storage node - Storage processing method;
- Tabular Formatting Settings – Settings – configure display of cell values in the Tabular Editor; and
- Wetlands – Wetlands – configure convergence criteria for the wetland algorithm.
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Clears the currently selected run. You are not prompted to confirm the action and it can not be undone.
Sort Run Results
This button lists the run results based on the network run order – leaf nodes to outlet node. Note that this is the default order of run results. It can be used to reset the results after other sorting methods (such as column headings) have been used.
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Toggles view of links that enter and exit the water user and bulk licensing nodes.
Display Grid
Controls whether the Schematic Editor displays a grid on the drawing canvas.
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