Set Selected Field

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The Set Selected Field option is an often unused featured in Simulator, but can at times prove very useful. Each object in Simulator has a property called Selected, which does nothing in Simulator other than allow the user to choose a specialized set of objects for some other purpose, such as advanced filtering a display. The user can add a column to most types of case information displays which shows the value of the Selected property for the type of object being observed. By default, this field is always set to No. However, the user can change the value of this field, and then sort the column, filter the display, or any other action that can normally be performed on a column of a Yes/No type.

Set Selected Field to YES from a Oneline diagram

If you right-click on a group of selected oneline objects, one of the local menu options that appears is Set Selected Field to YES. Choose this option to change the Selected field for all the underlying data objects' Selected field to YES.

Set Selected Field for Network Cut

In addition to modifying the Selected property manually in a case information display, it is also possible to define a group of buses' Selected property by defining a network cut on the system. Choosing the Set Selected Field for Network Cut option from the Tools menu will open the network cut dialog automatically for setting the Selected property of a group of objects according to a desired cut plane chosen.