Case Information Ribbon Tab

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The Case Information ribbon consists of buttons and menus that provide access to the information about the power system model. The ribbon is shown below:

 

 

 The Case Information ribbon is broken into the following ribbon groups:

Mode Ribbon Group

Edit Mode

Switches the program to Edit Mode, which can be used to build a new case or to modify an existing one.

Run Mode

Switches the program to Run Mode, which can be used to perform a single Power Flow Solution or a timed simulation with animation.

Case Information Ribbon Group

Model Explorer 

 Opens the Model Explorer giving access to all the case information displays for the model.

Area/Zone Filters   

Opens the Area/Zone/Owner Filters display which allows filtering of the case information displays by Area, Zone, and Owner.

Limit Monitoring

Opens the Limit Monitoring Settings and Limit Violations Dialog which allows you to specify what to monitor in the various analysis tools.

Menus for Network, Aggregation, and Solution Details

These three menus all perform the same action as opening the Model Explorer, except that they automatically set the Explore Pane of the Model Explorer to show the respective case information display. Instead of using these menus, PowerWorld encourages you leave the Model Explorer open and navigate using the Explore Pane on the Model Explorer.

Case Data Ribbon Group

Difference Flows Menu

Difference Case: Opens the Difference Case Dialog

Present Topological Differences From Base: Opens the Present Topological Differences From Base Dialog.

The remaining options in this menu all replicate the same behavior available on the Difference Case Dialog. For more details go to that help topic.

Data Check Added in Version 20 patch on April 9, 2018

Opens the Data Check Overview .

Simulator Options 

Opens the Simulator Options Dialog.

Case Description

Opens the Case Description Dialog.

Case Summary

Opens the Case Summary Dialog.

Custom Case Info

Opens the Custom Case Information Display.

Power Flow List 

Opens the Power Flow List.

Quick Power Flow List 

Opens the Quick Power Flow List.

AUX Export Format Desc 

Opens the Auxiliary File Export Format Description Dialog for Power System Objects.

Views Ribbon Group

Bus View

Opens the Bus View Oneline which provides a graphical display that allows you to quickly browse information about a bus and everything connected to that bus.

Substation View

Opens the Substation View Oneline which provides a graphical display that allows you to quickly browse information about a bus and everything connected to that substation.

Oneline Viewer

Opens the Oneline Viewer dialog which provides a convenient way to browse available onelines.

Data View Added in Version 20

Opens the Data View which provides a convenient way to sbrowse the fields of one object.

Open Windows Menu

The Open Windows Menu provides a convenient method of switching between open windows. This includes User Interface Dialogs, Case Information Displays, and Oneline diagrams.