Object Account Summary
The Object Account Summary displays summary information for the accounts on a given object. This information is useful to see summary information about all or some of the selected accounts on a given object (or possibly objects in the future). For example, the user could select to see the total accounting storage for a given water type. Or, the user could see the total volume of water released downstream from all accounts on an object and compare it to the Object’s simulation Outflow to ensure that the two systems are reconciled.
Accessing the Object Account Summary Dialog
To open the Object Account Summary dialog, use one of the following options:
• From the Object Viewer (or Open Object) dialog, use the Account, then Accounts Summary menu option.
• From the Accounting View of the workspace, right-click on a simulation object and select Accounts Summary from the context menu.
• From Water Accounts Manager, select Accounts, then Object Summary.
• From the Supplies Manager, select Object, then Summary.
Tour of the Dialog
Figure 3.23 highlights the main parts of the Object Account Summary dialog.
Figure 3.23 Annotated screenshot of the Object Account Summary \
The dialog is used to filter the information to show. In general, the top part of the dialog contains toggles and options which the user can select to control the information shown. The bottom half of the dialog shows the summary slots and the components of that sum. In addition, Statistical information is shown at the bottom of the dialog and presents summary information about the highlighted selection. Following are descriptions and additional information on each part of the dialog.
Select Single or Multiple Object
The user can select to show either a single object or multiple objects.
Note: Currently only a single object has been implemented.
Select Objects
The user can select the object using either a pull-down menu or through the slot selector dialog by selecting the Select Object button.
Account Types
Accounts can be filtered by type; that is, Storage, PassThrough, Diversion, or Instream Flow, using the check boxes. The check boxes are enabled based on the types of accounts that reside on the object.
Account Slot Entity
The slot entity (Outflow, Inflow, Storage, etc.) shown in the summary area is selected using the menu. The most common slot types can be selected using buttons including Inflow, Outflow, Storage, Accrual, Diversion and Return Flow.
Columns
The user can show timesteps as either the column or the rows. If Acct Slots is selected, the accounts are shown across the columns and timesteps go down the rows. If Timesteps is selected, the timesteps are displayed across the columns and the accounts displayed down the rows in the table. This layout is described in more detail below.
Accounts
The accounts can be ordered and selected for display in the summary area. If the List All Accounts toggle is selected, then all accounts will be shown. Otherwise, only the selected accounts are shown. Each column can be sorted by selecting the column heading. To select multiple accounts, highlight the row and select Set Selection. All accounts can be selected using the Select All Accounts button. The accounts can be re-ordered by two methods:
• Select the column heading to sort the accounts by that column
• Select an account and select the up or down arrow to move the accounts.
Once the order is defined as desired in the Account Selection area, select the Set Order button to apply the changes. This reorders the slots in the summary area. Select the
button to show/hide the Accounts area.
button to show/hide the Accounts area.
Statistics Information
The following summary statistics are displayed for the highlighted selection: Sum, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Range.If the slot entity shown is a Flow slot, then the summary area also shows the sum of the selected cells converted to a volume.
Slot Filters
The Show menu allows you to specify whether to show All Slots, Only Slots with values (non NaNs) or Only slots with non-zero values.
Summary Area
The summary area shows each of the selected slots or timesteps and the total sum for the selections. If appropriate, values in the summary area can be switched from Flow to Volume using the Alt Unit button options as shown and described in Viewing Account Data.
Type in a date in the date box to and select Scroll to move to that timestep. Use the plot button to plot the selected slot. If one or more slots are selected, the plot button will plot the selected slot for the entire time period. Select the
button to hide the Timestep area and the
button to show the area if it is hidden. The summary area is laid out differently depending on whether the Slots or the Timesteps are selected to be used as columns. The two options are described below:
button to hide the Timestep area and the button to show the area if it is hidden. The summary area is laid out differently depending on whether the Slots or the Timesteps are selected to be used as columns. The two options are described below:Slots For Columns
If the user has selected to show the Slots as Columns, then the dialog looks as in Figure 3.24.
Figure 3.24
There is also the ability to hide or compress repeated values, a specified value, or NaNs. See Series Display Compression in User Interface for details about Series Display Compression.
Timesteps for Columns
As described above, the user can select to either show slots or timesteps as columns in the summary area. If the user selects the button to show timesteps as the Columns, the layout changes to add an area where the user can select the timesteps to show. At first, the area is empty, as in Figure 3.25.
Figure 3.25
The user must select the Initialize button to activate the timesteps. This populates the table with the timesteps, as in Figure 3.26.
Figure 3.26
Select the List All Timesteps toggle to show all of the timesteps in the model. Use the arrows
to navigate through the model’s timesteps. Select the desired timesteps by checking the box to the left of the timestep. Select the Set Selection button to apply your choices and update the summary area. The dialog now is similar to Figure 3.27.
to navigate through the model’s timesteps. Select the desired timesteps by checking the box to the left of the timestep. Select the Set Selection button to apply your choices and update the summary area. The dialog now is similar to Figure 3.27.Figure 3.27
In this layout, the summary information is shown as the bottom row of the dialog. Again, the user can highlight specific portions to see the summary statistics and to initiate a plotting operation.
Save Configuration
The configuration can be saved using the Config, then Save As menu. This opens the Object Account Summary Configuration dialog, in which the user can specify a name for the configuration.
This configuration is saved with the model file. To apply the configuration to an Object Account Summary, use the Config menu and select the previously defined configuration name.
Revised: 07/17/2020