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<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
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http-equiv="content-type">
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<title>GHG Monitor User's Guide</title>
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<body>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">GHG Monitor User's Guide</h1>
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<div style="text-align: center;">March 8, 2012<br>
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</div>
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<br>
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<br>
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The GHG Monitor is used to monitor hazards in effect. It consists of
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a spreadsheet showing various information about each hazard, a map
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showing the spatial location of each hazard, a text displaying showing
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the contents of some of the products, and an alert system to inform
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forecasters when products are about to expire.
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The user can define various display filters to just show the
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information desired, and can save configurations for later use.
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The GHG Monitor may be launched either from the command line directly,
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or from the Products menu on the GFE.<br>
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<br>
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The GHG Monitor is based off the <a href="VTEC.html">VTEC Active Table</a>,
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which is created by
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the VTEC Decoder. The active table is used by the GFE formatters to
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determine changes in state of VTEC actions and events. Currently
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the GHG Monitor can only monitor products that are VTEC-enabled.<br>
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<br>
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The GHG Monitor is the basis for the GHG Administrative Editor, which
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allows an administrator to view and edit the VTEC active table.<br>
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<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="images/GHGMonitor.png"><br>
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</div>
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<br>
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<br>
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<a href="#CommandLine">Command Line and Starting GHGMonitor</a><br>
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<a href="#Components">Components</a><br>
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<a href="#HowToUse">How To Use</a><br>
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<a href="#MainMenu">Main Menu</a><br>
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<a href="#Spreadsheet">Spreadsheet</a><br>
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<a href="#MapDisplayAndControl">Map Display and Control</a><br>
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<a href="#TextDisplay">Text Display</a><br>
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<a href="#DisplayFilter">Display Filter</a><br>
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<a href="#AlertFilter">Alert Charactistics</a><br>
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<a href="#Appearance">Appearance</a><br>
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<a href="#Configuration">Saving and Loading Configurations</a><br>
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<br>
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<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
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<h2><a name="CommandLine"></a>Command Line and Starting GHGMonitor</h2>
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GHGMonitor may be started through the GFE main menu Products -> GHG
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Monitor entry, or directly from the command line. If started
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through the GFE, then the <a href="GFEStartup.html#special">GFE
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startup mode</a> will be sent through to the GHGMonitor, e.g., if the
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GFE is started in PRACTICE mode, then the GHG Monitor will start in
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PRACTICE mode.<br>
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<br>
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The command line for GHGMonitor is:<br>
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<br>
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ghgMonitor <tt>[-h hostname] [-p portNumber] [-u userName] [-t
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activeTableName]</tt> <br>
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<br>
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<table nosave="" border="1" width="100%">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><b>Command Line Option</b></td>
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<td><b>Optional?</b></td>
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<td><b>Meaning</b></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>-h hostname</td>
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<td>YES</td>
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<td>Identifies the hostname upon which EDEX is
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running.
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During installation, this value is automatically set, but may be
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overridden.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>-p portNumber</td>
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<td>YES</td>
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<td>Identifies the RPC port number upon which EDEX is
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running.
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During installation, this value is automatically set, but may be
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overridden.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>-u username</td>
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<td>YES</td>
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<td>Specifies the user id to be used for the GFE session.
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This affects
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the availability of GHG monitor configuration data. See the <a
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href="baseSiteUserConcept.html">base,
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site, and user configuration guide</a> for details. The
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default, if not specified, is the Linux login account name.<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">-t activeTableName<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Identifies the name of the
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active table to monitor. "" or "active" refers to the normal
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active table. "PRACTICE" refers to the practice active table,
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which is used while in GFE PRACTICE mode.<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p>
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</p>
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<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
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<h2><a name="Components"></a>Components
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</h2>
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The GHG Monitor consists of a main menu bar, display selector, map and
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text area, spreadsheet area, and status bar:<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
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src="images/GHGMonitor1.png" style="width: 864px; height: 633px;"><br>
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</div>
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<br>
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<h3>Main Menu Bar</h3>
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The Main Menu Bar contains common commands used to configure the GHG
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Monitor. Most of the control of the GHG Monitor is
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performed through the Main Menu Bar entries, with the exception of
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spreadsheet and map "selections".<br>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: bold;">Display Selector</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;"></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;"></span>The
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Display Selector consists of two tabs which control a "Paned
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Window". The options are:<br>
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<br>
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<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
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cellspacing="2">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Tab <br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Meaning<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Text<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">The Text tab selects the Text
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Display. The Text Display shows the captured text for the
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selections made on the Map or Spreadsheet.<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Map<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">The Map tab selects the Map
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Display. The Map Display shows the geographical layout for the
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hazard. Selections may also be made on the Map Display.<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<br>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Map
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and Text Area</span></span></h3>
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The Map and Text Area can be toggled between the Map and Text using the
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Display Selector. The Map shows a geographic layout of the area
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with a variety of map types available (e.g., FIPS, Marine, Fire
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Weather, Public Zones). Zones/Areas are highlighted on the Map
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display to indicate the extent of a selected hazard. The Map is
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also used to select/query a zone/area for all of its associated hazards.<br>
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<br>
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The Text Area shows the captured text from a product. Not all
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products have captured text. Captured text consists of the
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overview section as well as the text within a segment. <br>
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<br>
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<h3>Spreadsheet Area</h3>
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The Spreadsheet Area is the main monitor area in the GHG Monitor and
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contains a sorted list of hazards. The user has full control over
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the columns that are displayed, as well as the display filter to
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control the hazards to display. Colors are used in the
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Spreadsheet Area to denote alerts for upcoming product purge times,
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selection of what hazard the Map display is showing, and selection of
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what hazard the Map selection is showing, as well as Test products.<br>
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<br>
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<h3>Status Bar</h3>
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The Status Bar consists of the status field, an indicator showing the
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name of the current display filter. The status field works just like
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the Status Bar in the GFE.<br>
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<br>
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<h3>Additional Features</h3>
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The GHG Monitor may be resized. In addition, the size of
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the map/text display and spreadsheet can be changed using the Pane
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Resizer, which is seen between the map/text and spreadsheet components
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of the monitor.<br>
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<br>
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Since there may be a large amount of data in the spreadsheet and text
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display, scroll bars are provided to scroll around in order to view the
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entire spreadsheet. The map display may also be zoomed and
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roamed to show additional detail.<br>
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<br>
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The current configuration may be "saved", and subsequent restarts of
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the GHG Monitor will use the saved configuration.<br>
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<br>
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<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
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<h2><a name="HowToUse"></a>How To Use</h2>
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Once the GHG Monitor is started, it will read the VTEC active table and
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based on its filtering setup, will display a set of
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hazards. The user can determine the geographical extent of
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any of these hazards simply be clicking on a cell in the
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Spreadsheet. The Map will then identify the affected
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zones. Selecting the Text display will show the captured
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text for that hazard. The user may bring up the display filter
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dialog to change the hazards that are displayed, and may use the
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"Columns" pull-down menu to add or remove details about each
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hazard. As the product purge time approaches, the GHG
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Monitor alert system will alert the forecaster up to three times.
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The alerts consist of highlighting the rows of the spreadsheet based on
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the alert level, as well as displaying a "banner" message. The
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user may click on a zone in the Map display and all hazards that are
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occurring in that zone will be highlighted in the spreadsheet.<br>
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<br>
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The GHG Monitor will automatically update as the hazard state changes
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with the arrival of new products. During the update period, the
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watch cursor will be displayed.<br>
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<br>
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All of the menus may be torn-away. The Display Filter Dialog is
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non-modal and may be displayed continuously as changes are made.
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The Alert Filter Dialog and other dialogs are modal and thus the user
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must respond to the dialog prior to other operations.<br>
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<br>
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The initial state of the GHG Monitor is either the default
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configuration, or the previously saved configuration. Users can
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configure the GHG Monitor to their tastes, and then save the
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configuration. Each time the GHG Monitor is started (for that
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user), the saved configuration will be restored.<br>
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<br>
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<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
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<h2><a name="MainMenu"></a>Main Menu</h2>
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<h3><a name="FileMenu"></a>File</h3>
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The File menu provides the ability to manage the configuration, as well
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as exit the GHG Monitor.<br>
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<br>
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<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
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cellspacing="2">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Save Configuration<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">The current configuration is
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saved to EDEX. See the <a href="#Configuration">configuration
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section</a> for details on what is saved.<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Load Configuration<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">The saved configuration is read
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from EDEX. The changes are made immediately to the GHG
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Monitor. See the <a href="GHGMonitor.html#Configuration">configuration
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section</a> for details on what is retrieved. <br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Default Configuration<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">The default configuration
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provided by Raytheon is loaded. The changes are made immediately to
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the GHG Monitor. See the <a href="GHGMonitor.html#Configuration">configuration
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section</a> for details on what is restored.</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Exit GHG Monitor<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Exits the GHG Monitor.<br>
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</td>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<br>
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<h3><a name="Column"></a>Column</h3>
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The Column menu provides the ability to show/hide columns depicting
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different data fields.<br>
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<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
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cellspacing="2">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Menu Item<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Description<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Default
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Displayed?<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Action<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Action code for the event, such
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as "CON" for Continued.<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">VTEC String<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Displays the VTEC Strings(s)
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from the product, such as
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"/T.NEW.KBOU.BZ.W.0001.050107T0500Z-050107T2000Z/"<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">ETN<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Event Tracking Number, such as
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"0001".<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Phen.Sig<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Hazard, in the form of Phen.Sig,
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such as WS.W for a Winter Storm Warning<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Hazard<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Descriptive words for the
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hazard, such as "Winter Storm Warning"<br>
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</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Phen<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">VTEC Phenonema Code, such WS for
|
||
|
|
Winter Storm<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Sig<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">VTEC Significance Code, such a W
|
||
|
|
for Warning.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Start<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Event starting time.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">End<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Event ending time.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Purge<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Product Segment Purge Time.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Issue Time<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Product Issuance Time<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Pil<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Product category, a.k.a. pil,
|
||
|
|
such as WSW for Winter Weather Watches/Warnings<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Seg<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Product Segment Number.
|
||
|
|
Segments are sequentially number from 1 in the product.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">WFO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Originating WFO Identifier.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">GeoID<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">List of zones that are affected
|
||
|
|
by this hazard.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Default<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Restores the Default set of
|
||
|
|
displayed columns.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">n/a<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
NOTE: Some displayed "Pil"s may not match the actual product pil.
|
||
|
|
This occurs for hazards that are issued with one PIL and
|
||
|
|
updated/cancelled using another PIL. Examples are the Tornado
|
||
|
|
Warning (TO.W) which is issued in the TOR product and updated/cancelled
|
||
|
|
in the SVS product. The monitor will show TOR for the updates and
|
||
|
|
cancels. The VTECPartners VTEC_MAPPED_PILS entry defines this
|
||
|
|
relationship.<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3><a name="FilterMenu"></a>Filter</h3>
|
||
|
|
The Filter menu provides access to view and set the <a
|
||
|
|
href="#DisplayFilter">display filter</a>. The display filter
|
||
|
|
determines how the hazard records in the active table are consolidated
|
||
|
|
and filtered prior to their display. <br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Define Filter...<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brings up the GHG Display Filter
|
||
|
|
Dialog. This dialog provides options for consolidating records,
|
||
|
|
and filtering out certain records based on criteria. <br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Default Filter<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Resets the GHG Display Filter to
|
||
|
|
the default filter.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><Named Filters><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Sets the display filter to one
|
||
|
|
of the named filters.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Save Current Filter...<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brings up the GHG Save Display
|
||
|
|
Filter dialog, allowing the user to specify a name for the current
|
||
|
|
filter. The filter will then be displayed in the list of
|
||
|
|
<Named Filters>.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Delete Named Filter...<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brings up the GHG Delete Display
|
||
|
|
Filter dialog, allowing the user to delete a previously named filter.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3><a name="AlertMenu"></a>Alerts</h3>
|
||
|
|
The Alerts menu provides access to the <a href="#AlertFilter">Alert
|
||
|
|
characteristics</a>.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Define Alerts...<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brings up the GHG Monitor Alert
|
||
|
|
Dialog, allowing the user to specify the characteristic for the three
|
||
|
|
alert types.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Default Filter<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Resets the alert characteristics
|
||
|
|
to the default filter.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3><a name="MapMenu"></a>Map</h3>
|
||
|
|
The Map menu is used to change the map background to a particular one,
|
||
|
|
in order to select a zone for queries. The menu is also used for
|
||
|
|
zooming the map display.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Show FIPS<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Changes the map background to
|
||
|
|
the FIPS. The FIPS contains counties over land and marine zones
|
||
|
|
over water.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Show Public<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Changes the map background to
|
||
|
|
the Public map, consisting of public forecast zones.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Show FireWx<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Changes the map background to
|
||
|
|
the Fire Weather map, consisting only of fire weather zones.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Show Marine<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Changes the map background to
|
||
|
|
the Marine map, consisting of the coastal marine zones and offshore
|
||
|
|
marine zones.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">No Zoom<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Unzooms the map to show the
|
||
|
|
entire domain.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">x2<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Zooms the map in to a factor of
|
||
|
|
2. The center of the map remains the center of the map if
|
||
|
|
possible.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">x4<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Zooms the map in to a factor of
|
||
|
|
4. The center of the map remains the center of the map if
|
||
|
|
possible.</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">x6<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Zooms the map in to a factor of
|
||
|
|
6. The center of the map remains the center of the map if
|
||
|
|
possible.</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">x8<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Zooms the map in to a factor of
|
||
|
|
8. The center of the map remains the center of the map if
|
||
|
|
possible.</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">x12<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Zooms the map in to a factor of
|
||
|
|
12. The center of the map remains the center of the map if
|
||
|
|
possible.</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">x16<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Zooms the map in to a factor of
|
||
|
|
16. The center of the map remains the center of the map if
|
||
|
|
possible.</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Show Labels<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Toggles on/off the map
|
||
|
|
background labels. The labels reflect the zone code.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3><a name="AppearanceMenu"></a>Appearance</h3>
|
||
|
|
The general appearance of the GHG Monitor may be changed through this
|
||
|
|
menu.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Font...<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brings up the GHG Monitor Font
|
||
|
|
Choice Dialog, allowing the user to choose a font size in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet and text display from one of five options.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Colors...<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brings up the GHG Monitor Color
|
||
|
|
Choice Dialog, allowing the user to set the foreground/background color
|
||
|
|
in the spreadsheet for seven different aspects of the display.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Identify TEST Events<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Toggles on/off the TEST product
|
||
|
|
behavior. If toggled on, then the color of TEST products
|
||
|
|
will appear differently than regular products.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
<h2><a name="Spreadsheet"></a>Spreadsheet</h2>
|
||
|
|
The GHG Monitor Spreadsheet is the heart of the monitor. It
|
||
|
|
displays hazards derived from the VTEC active table. The user can
|
||
|
|
choose to display various information about each hazard using the <a
|
||
|
|
href="#Column">Column</a> menu. The user can choose to
|
||
|
|
filter out certain events through the <a href="#DisplayFilter">Display
|
||
|
|
Filter Dialog</a>. The hazards are sorted by the column
|
||
|
|
highlighted, Purge in this example. Normally the color of the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet appears as follows, when no alerts or user selections are
|
||
|
|
in effect:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor2.png"><br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: left;"><br>
|
||
|
|
If the user clicks on a row in the spreadsheet, the map and text
|
||
|
|
displays will represent the geographical location and captured product
|
||
|
|
text for that hazard. Here is an example of the user
|
||
|
|
clicking on a hazard record in order to view the map and text
|
||
|
|
associated with the record; the spreadsheet record is highlighted in
|
||
|
|
blue/white:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor3.png" style="width: 987px; height: 124px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Colors are also used to alert the forecaster that a product is about to
|
||
|
|
expire. The "Alert1" color is used for the first alert. The
|
||
|
|
default is blue text on a yellow background as shown. The GHG
|
||
|
|
Monitor clearly shows the hazards and their related products that will
|
||
|
|
soon expire:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor4.png"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The "Alert2" color is used for the second level of alerts. The
|
||
|
|
default is white text on a red background as shown:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor5.png" style="width: 990px; height: 129px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: left;"><br>
|
||
|
|
The final alert occurs when the product purge time has passed.
|
||
|
|
The default color is white text on a magenta background as shown
|
||
|
|
below. The "Expired" alert color is used on the record until
|
||
|
|
either the forecaster replaces the record with a new product, or the
|
||
|
|
event ending time passes:<br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor8.png"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Since VTEC "Test" products do not represent real hazards, the VTEC
|
||
|
|
hazard records found in a Test product use the "Test" color, which
|
||
|
|
defaults to a dark gray box with white lettering as shown:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor6.png" style="width: 991px; height: 128px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Multiple highlighting is possible on the spreadsheet. In the
|
||
|
|
following example, all records are highlighted (yellow) with the
|
||
|
|
"Alert1" status. The first record has alternating colors of
|
||
|
|
yellow and dark gray. The dark gray indicates that the first
|
||
|
|
product is a Test product. The second record shows three
|
||
|
|
highlighting types together: Alert1, Test, and user-selected. In
|
||
|
|
the cases of multiple highlighting the columns are alternating colors
|
||
|
|
-- the specific color in a column has no meaning, i.e., you must look
|
||
|
|
at all of the colors in a row to determine the record's complete state:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor7.png"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3>User Actions</h3>
|
||
|
|
The following user actions are supported on the spreadsheet:<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">MB1 click on a column header<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Sorts the data in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet by the data in that column. Alternating clicks will
|
||
|
|
sort in ascending order, then decending order. The column header will
|
||
|
|
highlight to indicate that the spreadsheet is sorted by that
|
||
|
|
column. There is no indicator, other than inspecting the data
|
||
|
|
itself, to indicate whether the spreadsheet is sorted in ascending or
|
||
|
|
decending order.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">MB1 click on a cell in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Highlights the row with the
|
||
|
|
"Monitor Selection" color, and then indicates on the map the
|
||
|
|
geographical location of the hazard, and on the text display the
|
||
|
|
captured text of the issued product. Not all hazards have
|
||
|
|
associated captured text.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Note that only one hazard record may be manually selected on the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet. Multiple records are not allowed due to
|
||
|
|
ambiguities. There is an exception to this and that
|
||
|
|
involves selection of a zone on the map display.<br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
|
||
|
|
<h2><a name="MapDisplayAndControl"></a>Map Display and Control</h2>
|
||
|
|
The Map Display is used to graphically depict the geographical extent
|
||
|
|
of a hazard. The map background type is automatically chosen
|
||
|
|
based on the set of zones that contain a hazard. The software
|
||
|
|
will automatically choose the FIPS, Public, Fire Weather, or Marine map
|
||
|
|
backgrounds. You can also manually choose a map background
|
||
|
|
from the <a href="#MapMenu">Map</a> menu; however, the only useful
|
||
|
|
purpose of manually chosing a map is to next select a zone to query its
|
||
|
|
hazards.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The map is drawn using shapefile data available from EDEX.
|
||
|
|
Zones that are your responsibility are drawn with yellow outlines and
|
||
|
|
zones that belong to another WFO are drawn with black outlines.
|
||
|
|
The background color of the zone is dark gray. If a user
|
||
|
|
selects a hazard on the Spreadsheet, the corresponding zones will be
|
||
|
|
highlighted using a blue fill color, as shown in the following image:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor9.png" style="width: 502px; height: 318px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: left;"><br>
|
||
|
|
The <a href="#MapMenu">Map</a> menu may be used to zoom in on the map
|
||
|
|
background and the scroll bars are used to scroll around the map.
|
||
|
|
Resizing the window larger will simply show more of the map until the
|
||
|
|
entire map is shown, then it enlarges the map. Resizing the
|
||
|
|
window smaller will show smaller and smaller sections of the map.
|
||
|
|
You can restore the "No Zoom" by using the <a href="#MapMenu">Map</a>
|
||
|
|
menu. The menu also provides a toggle to turn on/off the zone
|
||
|
|
labels. Examples of the zoomed map with and without labels is shown
|
||
|
|
below. Note the spreadsheet display shows the Expired alert for
|
||
|
|
the FA.A hazard, but the zones appearing in the map belong to the SN.Y
|
||
|
|
beginning at 02z 08-Jan-05:<br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor10.png" style="width: 508px; height: 658px;">
|
||
|
|
<img alt="" src="images/GHGMonitor11.png"
|
||
|
|
style="width: 507px; height: 662px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: left;">The map labels are drawn in the exact
|
||
|
|
center of each zone. This technique works well for rectangular
|
||
|
|
zones, but not good for irregularily shaped zones. Use caution when
|
||
|
|
using the zone labels for identification. Decluttering is
|
||
|
|
applied to the zone labels, thus not all zone labels will necessarily
|
||
|
|
show up at a particular map size.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The other purpose of the map is to query the hazards based on a
|
||
|
|
zone. In the example below, the user clicked in the COZ045
|
||
|
|
zone. The software examined all of its hazard records and
|
||
|
|
highlighted those in the spreadsheet that contain the COZ045
|
||
|
|
zone. It then examined the records and highlighted all of the
|
||
|
|
zones in the map that are common to the selected records. Thus in
|
||
|
|
the example below, the WS.A and SN.Y both affect COZ045. They
|
||
|
|
also affect the other highlighted zones shown in the map too. The
|
||
|
|
highlighted zones in the map are the logical "AND" of the events, thus
|
||
|
|
if event A covered 10 zones and event B covered 5 of the same zones and
|
||
|
|
5 other zones, clicking on one of those 5 zones would highlight all
|
||
|
|
common zones to the event A and event B hazard as well as highlight
|
||
|
|
event A and B in the spreadsheet. Switching to the Text display
|
||
|
|
would show all of the captured text for all of the hazards that have
|
||
|
|
been identified and marked selected.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Note the spreadsheet also contains an expired entry as shown in
|
||
|
|
magenta. We can tell that the expired entry did not affect the
|
||
|
|
highlighted zones in the map since the magenta row is a solid row and
|
||
|
|
isn't interspersed with the cyan color.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor12.png" style="width: 1022px; height: 661px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: left;">
|
||
|
|
<h3>User Actions</h3>
|
||
|
|
The following user actions are supported on the map display:<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">MB1 click on a zone on the map.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Highlights all rows in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet that contain a hazard affecting the clicked-upon zone. The
|
||
|
|
Map display in turn will show all of the zones in common for those
|
||
|
|
selected rows in the spreadsheet using the "cyan" default color.
|
||
|
|
The Text display will show the captured text from all of the products
|
||
|
|
identified by the selected rows in the spreadsheet.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Depending upon your <a href="#DisplayFilter">Display Filter</a>
|
||
|
|
settings, additional records may be added to the spreadsheet when
|
||
|
|
clicking on the map. The display filter also is used to
|
||
|
|
determine whether clicking on a map zone will include records that are
|
||
|
|
already expired or are old events.<br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
|
||
|
|
<h2><a name="TextDisplay"></a>Text Display</h2>
|
||
|
|
The Text Display is used in conjunction with Map and Spreadsheet
|
||
|
|
selections. If the user clicks on a spreadsheet row, or
|
||
|
|
clicks on a map zone, the appropriate hazards are highlighted in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet. At the same time, the text display will show the
|
||
|
|
overview text and segment text relating to those hazards.
|
||
|
|
Scroll bars on the text display permit the user to see the entire set
|
||
|
|
of text. Not all products are supported with captured text.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Only segmented products have overview text. Overview text is
|
||
|
|
defined as the text between the MND header and the first UGC
|
||
|
|
line. Segment text is defined as the text within each segment
|
||
|
|
between the end of the UGC/Date block and the $$ segment ending
|
||
|
|
characters.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor13.png" style="width: 658px; height: 594px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
|
||
|
|
<h2><a name="DisplayFIlter"></a>Display Filter</h2>
|
||
|
|
The Display Filter is a very important aspect to the GHG Monitor.
|
||
|
|
Depending upon the display filter settings, you may end up with just a
|
||
|
|
few entries, or hundreds of entries on the spreadsheet. A default
|
||
|
|
display filter is provided with the software and the user can always
|
||
|
|
select the default filter from the <a href="#FilterMenu">Filter</a>
|
||
|
|
menu. The Display Filter Dialog is used to define the filter and
|
||
|
|
it is also accessed from the <a href="#FilterMenu">Filter</a>
|
||
|
|
menu. The filtering technique consists of four steps:<br>
|
||
|
|
<ul>
|
||
|
|
<li>the raw records are read from the VTEC active table. These
|
||
|
|
records are organized by hazard and zone, thus a WS.W occupying 10
|
||
|
|
zones would take 10 records.</li>
|
||
|
|
<li>the records are consolidated based on the filter
|
||
|
|
options. Options such as "Combine GeoIDs" will take
|
||
|
|
identical hazards (same start time, ending time, phen/sig, product pil)
|
||
|
|
that are occurring in different zones and combines them into one record.</li>
|
||
|
|
<li>the remaining records are passed through the display
|
||
|
|
filter. Depending upon the current filter settings, filters out
|
||
|
|
records that are old (i.e., old events), filters out records that
|
||
|
|
belong to another WFO, filters out records based on product pil, or
|
||
|
|
phen/sig. <br>
|
||
|
|
</li>
|
||
|
|
<li>the remaining records are sorted according to the sort criteria
|
||
|
|
and then displayed in the spreadsheet.</li>
|
||
|
|
</ul>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This is the GHG Monitor Filter
|
||
|
|
Dialog. The upper section consists of the listbox
|
||
|
|
options. Selecting items from the listbox will change the
|
||
|
|
filtering. If a particular column/listbox contains no
|
||
|
|
highlighted sections, it is intrepreted as if all of the sections were
|
||
|
|
highlighted. In the example, only the CON, EXA, EXB, EXT, and NEW
|
||
|
|
actions will be shown in the spreadsheet; all other records will be
|
||
|
|
filtered out. All Phen/Sig and Pils will be shown since no
|
||
|
|
entries are highlighted in those two listboxes. Buttons at
|
||
|
|
the bottom of each listbox allow quick selection and deselection of all
|
||
|
|
entries.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The "Show Current Hazards Only" button will filter the displayed set of
|
||
|
|
entries in the listbox based on those records actually found and is a
|
||
|
|
quick way to get an overview summary of all hazards.
|
||
|
|
"Current Hazards" are considered those hazards found in the VTEC active
|
||
|
|
table AND those hazards whose ending time or purge time has not yet
|
||
|
|
passed.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The "Show Advanced Columns" is intended for advanced users to examine
|
||
|
|
other hazard aspects, such as filtering by geographical id (e.g.,
|
||
|
|
zone), segment number, and ETN number. The regular user will not
|
||
|
|
need this capability, but it is useful for diagnostics.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The Record Consolidation section and the Filter Override section
|
||
|
|
provides additional control on what records will appear in the
|
||
|
|
Spreadsheet.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor14.png" style="width: 512px; height: 607px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The Record Consolidation section contains four options. For
|
||
|
|
normal use, these options should always be turned on which will
|
||
|
|
minimize the number of records shown in the spreadsheet.
|
||
|
|
Like events will be combined based on the state of the record
|
||
|
|
consolidation values. Records that have a different event
|
||
|
|
starting or ending time, phen/sig (hazard), originating office WFO,
|
||
|
|
event tracking number, product pil, or issuance time will NEVER be
|
||
|
|
combined. The same hazard is identified by the same starting and
|
||
|
|
ending time, the same issuance time, same product pil, originating
|
||
|
|
office, event tracking number, and hazard type (phen/sig).<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Option<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Description<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Default<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Combine GeoIDs<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This option attempts to combine
|
||
|
|
all records with the same hazard that differ only by their location
|
||
|
|
(e.g., zone).<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Combine Segments<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This option attempts to combine
|
||
|
|
all records with the same hazard that appear in different product
|
||
|
|
segments.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Combine Purge Times<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This option attempts to combine
|
||
|
|
all records with the same hazard that have different purge times (due
|
||
|
|
to different segments). The purge time reflected in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet will be the "soonest" or "earliest" of the different purge
|
||
|
|
times.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Combine Actions<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This option attempts to combin
|
||
|
|
all records with the same hazard that may have different action
|
||
|
|
codes. When combining action codes, only codes within the same
|
||
|
|
group will be combined. For example, CON, EXA, EXB, EXT, NEW all
|
||
|
|
reflect active hazards and those action codes may be combined.
|
||
|
|
records with CAN, UPG, EXP reflect hazards no longer present and those
|
||
|
|
action codes may be combined. You cannot combine records with a
|
||
|
|
CON and CAN since they belong in two different action groups.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><br>
|
||
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</div>
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The Filter Overrides section controls methods to show items in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet that normally would be filtered out:<br>
|
||
|
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<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
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|
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cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
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<tbody>
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||
|
|
<tr>
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||
|
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<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Option<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Description<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">Default<br>
|
||
|
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</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
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||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Include Alerts<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">With this option turned off,
|
||
|
|
alerts that have been filtered out will not be shown in the
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet, although alerts will still occur. With this option
|
||
|
|
turned on, alert records that are filtered out will be automatically
|
||
|
|
added to the spreadsheet and highlighted. For example, if
|
||
|
|
this option is on and the display filter has WS.W (Winter Storm
|
||
|
|
Warning) turned off, and a WSW product is about to expire, then a WS.W
|
||
|
|
record will appear in the spreadsheet anyway.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Include Map Selections<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">With this option turned off,
|
||
|
|
selections made on the map background will only highlight those records
|
||
|
|
already displayed in the spreadsheet that match the
|
||
|
|
geography. With the option turned off, the display filter
|
||
|
|
is bypassed when a selection is made on the map background and
|
||
|
|
additional records that reflect hazards in that zone will be added to
|
||
|
|
the spreadsheet listing. For example, if this option is on
|
||
|
|
and the display filter has WS.W turned off, there will be no hazard
|
||
|
|
records shown in the spreadsheet containing WS.W. If the user
|
||
|
|
clicks on a zone that has a WS.W, then the WS.W hazard record for that
|
||
|
|
zone will be automatically added to the spreadsheet. Note that
|
||
|
|
"Include Past Events" affects the records in the spreadsheet for the
|
||
|
|
"map selections". If set, then any records with the zone selected
|
||
|
|
will be added to the spreadsheet. If not set, then only records
|
||
|
|
that are currently in effect (i.e., ending time of the hazard has not
|
||
|
|
passed) that contain ongoing actions (NEW, CON, EXA, EXB, EXT) will be
|
||
|
|
shown.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">YES<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Include Past Events<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">With this option turned off,
|
||
|
|
hazard entries in the spreadsheet will not contain any hazard records
|
||
|
|
that are in the "past". "Past" is defined as records that have an
|
||
|
|
event ending time earlier than the present time.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Include OrgPil Events<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">With this option turned off,
|
||
|
|
hazard entries in the spreadsheet will not contain any OrgPil hazard records.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">NO<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">The "Show Advanced Columns"
|
||
|
|
option on the Filter Dialog will add the GeoID, ETN, and Seg
|
||
|
|
columns. Normally a user does not filter on these columns, but it
|
||
|
|
is useful for diagnostic purposes.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The ETN, and Seg columns always show the list of ETN and segments
|
||
|
|
that are contained within the VTEC active table and are updated as new
|
||
|
|
records arrive.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor15.png" style="width: 852px; height: 610px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">If the "Show Current Hazards
|
||
|
|
Only" option is enabled, then the listboxes will change to show just
|
||
|
|
those entries that have been found in the VTEC active table. In
|
||
|
|
this case, only the CON and NEW actions were found. The GeoID
|
||
|
|
column shows just those zones containing current hazards.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Remember that filters are set when you turn on "Show Current Hazards
|
||
|
|
Only" and future events may be filtered out.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor16.png" style="width: 850px; height: 602px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The Display Filter offers many choices on filtering which events are to
|
||
|
|
be seen on the GHG Monitor's spreadsheet. At any time, the user
|
||
|
|
can save the current state of the filter as a named filter.
|
||
|
|
Named filters may be loaded, saved, and deleted from the <a
|
||
|
|
href="#FilterMenu%5C">Filter</a> menu. There is an indicator on
|
||
|
|
the status bar showing the name of the current filter that is in
|
||
|
|
effect. The indicator shows "<Default>" when the default
|
||
|
|
filter is chosen and "<Initial>" when the initial display filter
|
||
|
|
is loaded.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Named Display Filters are saved and loaded with the overall GHG
|
||
|
|
Configuration. The GHG Configuration may be saved and loaded from
|
||
|
|
the <a href="#FileMenu">File</a> menu.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Changes in the Display Filter will deselect any Map or Spreadsheet
|
||
|
|
selections that may be present.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
NOTE: Some displayed "Pil"s may not match the actual product pil.
|
||
|
|
This occurs for hazards that are issued with one PIL and updated/cancelled
|
||
|
|
using another PIL. Examples are the Tornado Warning (TO.W) which
|
||
|
|
is issued in the TOR product and updated/cancelled in the SVS
|
||
|
|
product. The monitor will show TOR for the updates and cancels. The
|
||
|
|
VTECPartners VTEC_MAPPED_PILS entry defines this relationship.
|
||
|
|
<h3><br>
|
||
|
|
</h3>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
|
||
|
|
<h2><a name="AlertFilter"></a>Alert Characteristics</h2>
|
||
|
|
One of the primary purposes of the GHG Monitor is to remind forecasters
|
||
|
|
that products are about to expire and updates/replacements are
|
||
|
|
necessary. The GHG Monitor offers three types of alerts: Alert1,
|
||
|
|
Alert2, and Expired alerts. The characteristics of these alerts
|
||
|
|
are set by the GHG Monitor Alert Dialog. When an alert is
|
||
|
|
"fired", an alert banner (if desired) is displayed and the affected
|
||
|
|
hazards in the Spreadsheet are highlighted, as shown:<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor22.png"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><br>
|
||
|
|
The Alert Dialog is accessed from the <a
|
||
|
|
href="GHGMonitor.html#AlertMenu">Alert</a> menu. Through the
|
||
|
|
"Enable Alert1", "Enable Alert2", and "Enabled Expired" checkbuttons,
|
||
|
|
the user can turn on or off the alerts. Each of these alert types
|
||
|
|
also has a "Show Banner" checkbutton. If enabled, then a banner
|
||
|
|
alert will be displayed when the alert is fired. If disabled,
|
||
|
|
then only the spreadsheet will be highlighted.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The Display Filter "Include Alerts" checkbutton needs to be enabled in
|
||
|
|
order to see all alerts. Without that checkbutton enabled, it is
|
||
|
|
possible that the forecaster may have filtered out the hazards causing
|
||
|
|
the alerts.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The scales are used to define the number of minutes prior to the
|
||
|
|
product purge time (expire time) that the alert will trigger. The
|
||
|
|
"Expired" alert type does not permit adjustment of the scale and is
|
||
|
|
always fixed at 0 minutes.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor21.png" style="width: 730px; height: 470px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The "Alert for My WFO Only" checkbutton limits alerts to only my
|
||
|
|
WFO. If cleared, then you will receive alerts for products
|
||
|
|
generated by other WFOs. The "Alert for TEST Products"
|
||
|
|
indicates whether alerts will be issued for products in the VTEC Test
|
||
|
|
mode. <br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The three listboxes define the Actions, Phen.Sig, and Pil for the
|
||
|
|
alerts. This allows the user to only alert on certain events.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
Alert criteria is checked once each minute to determine if there are
|
||
|
|
new events that require alerting. Once an alert has been
|
||
|
|
triggered for a particular event, the entry in the spreadsheet will be
|
||
|
|
changed to that alert color. If a banner alert was requested, the
|
||
|
|
banner alert is displayed. The spreadsheet alert will
|
||
|
|
continue until either a different alert type is displayed, or until
|
||
|
|
that record is removed from the spreadsheet. Records are removed
|
||
|
|
from the spreadsheet either manually using the Display Filter, or by
|
||
|
|
new events that supercede the previous event.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<div style="text-align: center;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</div>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
|
||
|
|
<h2><a name="Appearance"></a>Appearance Options</h2>
|
||
|
|
There are three appearance characteristics that can be changed:
|
||
|
|
font sizes, colors, and identifying Test products.<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3>Font Sizes</h3>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Selecting Appearance ->
|
||
|
|
Font... will bring up the GHG Monitor Font
|
||
|
|
Choice Dialog. Five choices of font sizes, with the current
|
||
|
|
font size
|
||
|
|
are shown. The user selects the new font, and selects Apply Font.</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor17.png" style="width: 490px; height: 252px;"></td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Example of the Spreadsheet using
|
||
|
|
the smallest available font:<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor18.png" style="width: 620px; height: 50px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Example of the Spreadsheet using
|
||
|
|
the largest available font:<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img alt=""
|
||
|
|
src="images/GHGMonitor19.png" style="width: 622px; height: 105px;"><br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
To make the font size persistent, be sure to save your configuration
|
||
|
|
under the <a href="#FileMenu">File</a> menu. Refer to the <a
|
||
|
|
href="#Configuration">Saving and Loading Configuration</a> section
|
||
|
|
for more details.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3>Colors</h3>
|
||
|
|
The spreadsheet and alert colors may be configured by the user from the
|
||
|
|
Appearance->Colors menu entry. The GHG Monitor Color Choice
|
||
|
|
Dialog will be displayed allowing the user to configure seven different
|
||
|
|
color schemes. For each scheme there is a Text Color (foreground)
|
||
|
|
and a Background Color. The user chooses the Color Scheme to
|
||
|
|
modify, then uses the two color choosers to set the color, then uses
|
||
|
|
"Apply Colors" to make the change. Refer to the <a
|
||
|
|
href="ColorDialogs.html#ColorChooser">Color Chooser Dialog</a> on how
|
||
|
|
to use the color wheel and hue, saturation, and brightness sliders.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<img alt="" src="images/GHGMonitor20.png"><br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
The various color schemes and their use are:<br>
|
||
|
|
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|
||
|
|
cellspacing="2">
|
||
|
|
<tbody>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Alert Level 1<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This color is used in the
|
||
|
|
Spreadsheet and the Alert banner messages for the 1st level of alerts
|
||
|
|
when a product is about to expire.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Alert Level 2<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This color is used in the
|
||
|
|
Spreadsheet and the Alert banner messages for the 2nd level of alerts
|
||
|
|
when a product is about to expire.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Expired Alert<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">This color is used in the
|
||
|
|
Spreadsheet and the Alert banner messages when the product has expired.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Map Selections<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">The Map Selection color is shown
|
||
|
|
in the Spreadsheet and on selected zones in the Map Display. A
|
||
|
|
Map Selection is made when the user has clicked upon a zone in the map
|
||
|
|
background.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Regular Entries<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Regular Entries are those
|
||
|
|
entries in the Spreadsheet that aren't highlighted by map clicks,
|
||
|
|
spreadsheet clicks, aren't TEST products, and aren't alerted entries.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Monitor Selections<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Monitor Selection color is shown
|
||
|
|
in the Spreadhseet and on releated zones in the Map Display. A
|
||
|
|
Monitor Selection is made when the user has clicked upon a spreadsheet
|
||
|
|
cell/row.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
<tr>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Test Product<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Test product are displayed in a
|
||
|
|
different color in the Spreadsheet to indicate to the user that this is
|
||
|
|
a TEST product and not an operational product. The special
|
||
|
|
appearance of the test products may be disabled using the "Identify
|
||
|
|
Test Products" option.<br>
|
||
|
|
</td>
|
||
|
|
</tr>
|
||
|
|
</tbody>
|
||
|
|
</table>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
To make the colors persistent, be sure to save your configuration under
|
||
|
|
the <a href="GHGMonitor.html#FileMenu">File</a> menu. Refer to
|
||
|
|
the <a href="GHGMonitor.html#Configuration">Saving and Loading
|
||
|
|
Configuration</a> section for more details.<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<h3>Identify Test Products</h3>
|
||
|
|
The "Identify Test Products" allow the user to highlight Test products
|
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in the Spreadsheet. Test products are determined solely by
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their VTEC mode. <br>
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<br>
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<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;">
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<h2><a name="Configurations"></a>Saving and Loading Configurations</h2>
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The menus provide the capability to Save the current configuration,
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Load the saved configuration, and Load the Default Configuration. The
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configuration uses the <a href="baseSiteUserConcept.html">GFESuite
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BASE, SITE, User concept</a>, but the user does not have a choice of
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names for the configuration file. There is exactly 1
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configuration that can be saved for the monitor (per person).<br>
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<br>
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Upon GHG Monitor startup, the previously saved configuration, if
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available, is used for the startup characteristics.
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If a mistake is made in saving a configuration, the default may always
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be loaded by choosing "Default Configuration", and then saving it with
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"Save Configuration".<br>
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<br>
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The following information is saved in the configuration:<br>
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<ul>
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<li>Alert Characteristics, including the alert 1 and 2 times prior to
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purge, action codes to alert, product pils to alert, phen/sig to
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alert, alert for my wfo only flag, enable flags for the three
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alert types, banner display flags for the three alert types.<br>
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</li>
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<li>Current Display Filter, including the consolidation flags,
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selection criteria, and include flags. The consolidation flags select
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combining GeoIDs, segments, purge times, and actions. The selection of
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product pils, originating office identifiers, hazard (phen/sig), and
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action codes. The advanced filtering of segments, etns, and
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geographical zones is saved if defined. The include flags of map
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selections, alerts, past events, and original pil events are included.<br>
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</li>
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<li>Named Filter and their display filter characteristics<br>
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</li>
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<li>Display Columns currently displayed, including their order.<br>
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</li>
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<li>Sort Order indicating which column and in which order the sorting
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is performed.<br>
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</li>
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<li>Monitor Appearance - colors and font</li>
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<li>Identify Test Events mode<br>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</body>
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</html>
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