Description

The Source Database (SDB) file format is Source's binary file format for storing time series data and associated metadata. SDB files support querying and searching, providing an efficient means of extracting individual time series from large data stores. The SDB supports the metadata listed in the table below. Some of the metadata fields are only relevant if the SDB file has been created from Results Manager based the results of a Source simulation.

Metadata Field	Description	Examples
General Details
Author	Creator of the SDB file
Application Source	Name of application that produced the data	Source
Application Version	Version number of application	4.3.1.0000
Scenario Name	eWater Source scenario name
Project Name	eWater Source project name
Metadata Version	Version of the SDB file format	0.0.1.0
Time Series Details
Element Type	Element type	Node Link
Water Feature Type	Feature type	Gauge Storage Straight Through Routing
Site	Feature (node/link) name in Source	Gauge #5
Element Name	The type of attribute recorded for the site	Downstream Flow Constituents
Structure	Attribute recorded for the site	Downstream Flow Constituents@TSS@Downstream Flow Concentration
Start Date	Time series start date	2000-01-01 00:00:00
End Date	Time series end date	2000-12-31 24:00:00
Timestep	Time step	Daily
Units	Data units	cubic metres per second (m³/s)
Date In	Date that the time series was saved to the SDB	2018-01-09 16:54:30

Using the SDB File Format

The SDB file format can be created and imported, using Save As and Open options, in the same way as all other time series formats in Source - as found in Data Sources and Results Manager. However, the query filter whereby only certain fields are loaded, is only available through Results Manager.

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