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Each scenario run creates a distinct collection of result setsresult set. Each collection is result set is represented by a tab in the Recording Manager. The name of each tab is formed by concatenating the name of the scenario with a time-stamp indicating when the scenario was run. For example, Figure 11 shows Figure 1 shows that "Scenario 1" has been run twice at slightly different times.

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You can use the tools on the Recording Manager toolbar to save a collection of results result set to a file, export a collection results to Microsoft Excel, or delete the currently-selected collectionresult.

Within each of the Recording Manager’s tabs, results are arranged in four columns:

• Type - Source generic name for node or link (eg Inflow);
• Name - your name for that component;
• Attribute - the name of the output parameter as listed in Parameters (eg. Additional Inflow); and
• Values - a link which can be clicked to view a graphical representation of the output parameter.

You can navigate through a list of results using the vertical scroll bar. In addition, clicking on a link or node in the Schematic Editor, Geographic Editor or Project Hierarchy automatically selects all of the result sets associated results associated with that component in the Recording Manager.

Right clicking in the Recording Manager, then choosing Save Selected allows you to export the selected time series data as a .csv file. Choosing View Selected opens the Charting Tool for the selected time series data.

One of the key uses of the Recording Manager is to select one or more result sets results (rows in the Recording Manager) for display in the Charting Tool. The Charting Tool helps you visualise, analyse and understand scenario results and other data produced by Source. Each time you click a link in the Values column, a copy of the Charting Tool opens to display that result set. Clicking the same link multiple times opens additional copies of the Charting Tool containing the same result set.

You can also use the Chart Recording Manager to view and manage result sets. Refer to Chart Recording Manager for more information.

When constraints are enforced, there may be a difference between the amount of water ordered and that released. The application of constraints is evident at both the supply point and minimum flow requirement nodes.

To discover where constraints have been applied:

• Run the model;
• Select an appropriate supply point or minimum flow requirement node. This selects all of the node’s recording parameters in the Recording Manager; and
• Inspect the Values column in the Recording Manager and click an Order Details link. This opens a Complex Time Series Form (Figure 12). The Graph tab provides a summary of the differences between the amount ordered and the amount released for the duration of the run. The Constraints column of the Table tab (Figure 13) provides a breakdown per time-step. Hover your mouse cursor over a cell of interest to see its contents presented in a tool tip.

Figure 12. Complex time series (Orders vs Releases, summary)

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Figure 13. Complex time series (Orders vs Releases, detail)

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Recorder Results

The Recorder Results window (Figure 2) is a special case of the Charting Tool. At present, it is only available for the Continuous Sharing Recorder recordable attribute of the Resource Assessment tool but this functionality is likely to be extended to other result sets.

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In effect, the Recorder Results window pre-assembles related result sets and arranges them in an hierarchical display. The hierarchy contains two kinds of entry:

• structural elements are associated with a + or - symbol; and
• results are not associated with a + or - symbol.

You can perform the following actions within the hierarchy:

• Clicking a + or - symbol expands or contracts the hierarchy;
• Selecting a result graphs the associated result. You can use both control-click and shift-click to extend the selection to graph multiple results; and
• Selecting a structural element causes all entries below it in the hierarchy to become selected. All results contained in the implicit selection are graphed.

Although the collections of result sets displayed in the Recorder Results window are related, this does not necessarily mean that all result sets employ the same units. When a selection of results contains inconsistent units, the label for the axis will change to "Inconsistent". This situation is shown in Figure 2. This is because eight out of the nine selected results are expressed in megalitres whereas the Inflow Share result is expressed as a percentage.

Each graphed result is also represented in the legend. Each entry in the legend is associated with a checkbox which can be used to show or hide individual graphs. Changing the state of a checkbox will either:

• Trigger a check for inconsistent units. For example, turning off Inflow Share in Figure 2 would result in the Y-axis label changing to "ML". Turning the graph on again would return the Y-axis to "Inconsistent"; or
• May cause the graph axes to be re-scaled. For example, turning off all graphs except Reconciliation Adjustment (the blue trace that hovers near Y=0) would result in MaxY=8000 megalitres rather than the 60,000 megalitres shown in Figure 2.

You can adjust the relative proportions of the window that are devoted to the hierarchical display and the tabbed area by dragging the divider.

Aside from the differences explained in this section, the behaviour of the Chart, Table and Statistics tabs is identical to that of the like-named tabs in the Charting Tool.