Time Step Simulation: Insert/Scale Column Dialog
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The Insert/Scale Column Dialog is opened from the Input page grids of the Time Step Simulation dialog. These matrix grids are used to specify input data for MW Loads, Mvar Loads, Generator MW, Generator Maximum MW, Area Loads, Zone Loads, and Injection Groups. Time point data for each particular object is specified in columns. When no column has been added to the grid, the Insert/Scale Column Dialog allows you only to select the new object. When there are existing columns on the grid, the dialog allows you to insert a New Column either alone or based on the values of the existing columns. This option is available because values such as load MW data tend to experience similar fluctuations in time.
Current Column
If there are existing columns and the Insert/Scale Column Dialog is called from one of these existing input data columns, this field shows the position of that column. This field tells the user what column the New Column will be based on.
Action
These options determine how the new column will be inserted.
Scale Entire Current Column
This option is available only when the current column corresponds to an existing input data column. When applied, the new column takes the values of the current column scaled by the Scaling Factor.
Scale Selected Rows of Current Column
This option allows you to select a group of contiguous rows of a column and scale only those rows of the Current Column by the Scaling Factor.
Insert New Column Derived from Current Column
This option applies the Scaling Factor to the values of the of the Current Column and uses these scaled values to populate the New Column.
Scaling Factor
Factor used for scaling the current column, selected rows of the current column, or inserting a new column derived from the current column.
Load Scaling
These options are available only when inserting Load columns and are used to scale Real and Reactive Load, Just Real Load, or Just Reactive Load.
New Columns Selector
Use this selector to specify the ID of the object(s) that will be added as new column(s) to the grid. The bottom section of the dialog is a selector that allows you to specify one or multiple objects at a time and add columns for them by passing the objects from the left list to the right list. All of the options available with the selector may not be shown by default. Click on the down arrow located to the left of the Sort by option to open the menu that allows selection of which options to display. This selector has the following options:
Sort by Name
Check this option to sort the list of available objects by name
Sort by Number
Check this option to sort the list of available objects by number
Define/Find Filter
Press this button to filter the list of available objects using an Advanced Filter.
Use Area/Zone Filters
Check this box to filter the list of available objects using the Area/Zone filters.
Search Next/Search All
By typing the start of the name of an object in the edit line, you can search the next object or all the objects available that match the search pattern. You can also use wildcards to search for objects.
List of Objects
The objects in the list are selected by clicking on them. Multiple objects that are together can be selected by clicking the mouse while holding the SHIFT key. Multiple objects that are not contiguous in the list can be selected by clicking the mouse while holding the CTRL key.
Select All/Clear All
Use these buttons to select or clear all items selected in the list of objects.
Select Button
Press the blue arrow button to pass the selected objects from the left list to the right list.
Remove Button
Press the trash can button to remove the objects selected in the right list.
For more information about methods to specify input data, please read the Loading Input Data section.