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
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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
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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 dialoguesdialogs. | 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 dialogue 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.
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Adds a new, empty scenario to the current project. Opens the Create a Scenario dialogue 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.
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Opens an existing project using the standard open file dialoguedialog. Synonym for Open Project on the File toolbar. Source projects use the ".rsproj" extension.
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Opens a standard save dialogue dialog which allows you to:
- Enter a name for your project; and
- Determine where the file will be saved.
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This command is currently disabled. However, the Print buttons buttons on the Schematic Editor and Geographic Editor toolbars may be used to print scenarios.
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This command is currently disabled. However, the Print buttons Print buttons on the Schematic Editor and Geographic Editor toolbars may be used to print scenarios. Clicking that button also provides a preview.
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Opens the Import Scenario dialogue dialog where you can import scenarios from different projects. See Importing Scenarios.
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This area contains a list of recently - saved projects. You can re-open any project by choosing its name from the list in this area.
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Opens the Constituents Configuration dialogue dialog where you can define constituents. See Configuring constitutentsconstituents.
Opens the Edit Scenario Configuration – Name Functional Units dialogue where dialog where you can inspect the list of existing functional units. You can also use this dialogue dialog to add new functional units or delete functional units that are no longer required. This dialogue dialog is equivalent to step 4 of the Geographic Wizard, and is only available when a catchments scenario is active.
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Opens the Set Functional Unit Area Via Raster dialogue where dialog where you can associate sub-catchments with functional units using a raster. This dialogue dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active. See Functional units.
Opens the Functional Unit Area Configuration dialogue where dialog where you can manually associate sub-catchments with functional units. This dialogue dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active. See Functional units.
Opens the Edit Scenario Configuration – Catchment Model Assignment (optional) dialogue dialog where you can assign constituent models at the whole catchment level. This dialogue dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active, and also requires a plugin.
Opens the Restriction Curves Explorer dialogue dialog where you can edit restriction curves. See Restriction Curves.
Opens the Scenario Options dialogue dialog where you can set preferences that affect the selected scenario. The following options are available:
- Assurance Rules – configure the notification levels of assurance rules, which provide optional checks of models. See Assurance Rules;
- Custom Running Configurations – ***
- Default Node Rotation – configure the default rotations of nodes. Any nodes subsequently added to the schematic editor will have the new default direction;
- Execution Order Rules – ***
- Ordering Algorithm – select between using rules based ordering or network linear programming, and configure network linear programming;
- Performance – enable/disable parallel processing of catchments and/or water user orders;
- Projection – convert projected layers from the geographic view to latitude and longitudinal coordinates for the map view;
- Rules Based Ordering – disable/enable calculation of ordering, constraints or off-allocation for network components;
- Ordering Priorities – ***
- Tabular Formatting Settings – configure display of cell values in Tabular Editor
- Wetlands – configure convergence criteria for the wetland algorithm.
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Opens the Project Options dialogue dialog where you can set preferences that affect the open project. The following options are available:
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Edit » Ownership...
Opens the Ownership Setup dialogue dialog where you can manage ownership in a scenario. See Ownership.
Opens the Resource Assessment Explorer dialogue dialog where you can manage for Annual Accounting, Continuous Accounting and Continuous Sharing. This dialogue dialog is only available when a schematic scenario is active. See Resource assessment.
Opens the Cost Functions dialogue dialog, where you configure network costs for use with network linear programming ordering. See Configuring optimisation.
Opens the Crop Parameters dialogue dialog where you can configure crops for use at the water user node. See Configuring generic crop settings.
Opens the Function Editor dialogue dialog where you can edit functionsfunctions. See Function Editor.
Opens the Link Cross Sections dialogue dialog where you can assign a physical cross-section for generating link rating curves. See Cross Section Editor
Opens the Constituent Model Configuration dialogue where dialog where you can assign and work with constituent generation and constituent filter models. This dialogue dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active. See Constituents in catchments
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Opens the Rainfall Runoff Model Configuration dialogue dialog where you can assign and work with rainfall runoff models. This dialogue dialog is only available when a catchments scenario is active. See Rainfall runoff models.
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Opens the Demand Constraints dialogue dialog where you can view all configured demand constraints.
Opens the Feature Table dialogue where dialog where you view parameters for each of the configured nodes in the scenario.
Opens the Scenairo Scenario Input Sets dialogue dialog where you can manage input sets and input parameter sets.
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Opens the Audit Logs Viewer dialogue dialog. Right-click on a cell to copy either the selected entries or all entries to the clipboard.
Opens the Notes dialogue dialog showing all 'post-it' type notes that have been added to nodes and links in the current scenario.
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Opens the Find dialogue dialog where you can search for nodes and links in the current open scenario. Synonym for Ctrl+F. See Searching for nodes and links.
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Opens the Plugin Manager dialogue dialog that allows you to add and remove plugins in Source. To add or edit plugins you need to close any open Source project. See Plugins.
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Opens the Application Settings dialoguedialog. See Application settings.
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Opens the River Operations dialogue dialog where you can manage forecasting for a scenario. See Forecasting.
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Opens the Function Execution Order dialogue dialog showing the order in which functions are evaluated for each time of evaluation. See Functions.
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Opens the Toolkit login dialogue dialog where you enter your login credentials.
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Loads all result files (*.res.csv) in the specified folder in to into Results Manager. Files in sub-folders are not loaded, nor are other time series. Synonym for Load a folder of Results Files (*.res.csv) on the Results Manager toolbar, and Ctrl+R. See Loading Results.
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Loads any time series file type compatible with Source into Results Manager (refer to a complete list in of Data file formats). Multiple files can be selected and imported at once. Synonym for Load a times series on the Results Manager toolbar, and Ctrl+O. See Loading Results.
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Opens the Hot Key Window, which lists keyboard shortcuts and what they do in Results Manager.
Opens a dialogue dialog containing product and license information
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Zoom Control
A pop-up menu affecting the zooming behaviour of Lasso Zoom.
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Edit graph properties
Opens the Chart Settings dialogue dialog where various chart properties can be configured (eg. line colour, font size).
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Exports the chart to the clipboard, in a vector format compatible with Microsoft Word.
Opens the print dialogue dialog so that you can print the chart.
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Print (Geographic Editor toolbar)
Opens the Print preview dialogue dialog allowing you to save the section of the schematic that is currently visible in the Geographic editor as a pdf.
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- Algorithm... opens the Configure Ordering Algorithm modal dialoguedialog. Synonym for
- Network Costs... opens the Cost Functions modal dialoguedialog. Synonym for Edit
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Sorts the components of each scenario according to the type of component (eg. all links sort together, all nodes sort together, etc) and, within each component grouping, according to component sub-type subtype (eg. all Inflow nodes sort together).
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Exports time-series data from the currently-selected run to either a * .CSV csv or tab-separated-value file.
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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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When enabled, clicking and holding on any part of the drawing surface in the Schematic Editor moves the entire drawing surface. This is an alternative to using the scroll barsscrollbars.
Tool tips
A pop-up menu containing three options:
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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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Print (Schematic Editor toolbar)
Opens the Print preview dialogue dialog allowing you to save the schematic in the Schematic Editor as a pdf. The entire schematic is scaled to fit within on a single A4 page in portrait mode.
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This is a generic toolbar used specifically for management of text input. It is present in the Scenario Input Sets dialogue dialog and Function Editor.
Open
Opens an existing text file from your specified location on the computer.
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Opens the hot key window.
Transforms
Opens a dialogue dialog that allows you to set up data transforms.
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