GFESuite Documentation - Grid Manager Appearance

Grid Manager Appearance

The figure below is an annotated screen snapshot of the Grid Manager in normal display mode. Each major part is labeled and then described in the table below. These terms will be used throughout this guide, so you should familiarize yourself with them.

Grid Manager Component Descriptions - Normal Display Mode

Object	Purpose
Weather Element Identifier	The name of the weather element and database (source) and locale
Weather Element Selector	Selects and deselects a weather element for Grid Manager edit operations (e.g., delete interpolate, populate).
Ordinary Grid Block	Represents a single grid. Its position and extent indicate its valid period.
Time Boundaries for Grid	Displays the smallest time period that a grid may be assigned.
Grid History	Identifies the origin and source of the grid, and whether it has been modified. The origins of the grid include "Interpolated", "Populated from model", "Created from scratch", "Calculated", and "Other".
Editor Time Line	The current Spatial Editor time.
Editable Grid in Spatial Editor	Bright yellow grid block that identifies the grid that is currently editable in the Spatial Editor.
Time Scroll Bar	Allows users to scroll the Grid Manager in time
Pane Scroll Bar	Allows users to scroll vertically to reveal hidden weather elements.
Locked By Someone Else (red background)	Indicates which weather element-time periods that have been edited and not saved by another user and hence not editable by you.
Locked By You (green background)	Indicates which weather element-time periods that you have edited (but not yet saved) and are hence locked by you.

Grid Manager Component Descriptions - History Display Mode

The figure below is an annotated screen snapshot of the Grid Manager in history display mode. The Grid Manager may be toggled between normal display and history display using the

button on the toolbar. Try toggling the Grid Manager into History Mode and observe the color scheme which indicates the source of the grids.

Grid Manager Component Descriptions - History Display Mode

Most of the general components of the Grid Manager do not change when it is toggled into the History mode. However, the grid colors and patterns are used for different purposes as shown in the table below. There is no indication of the editable grid or visible grids.

Grid Block Appearance	Meaning
Solid color	Grid has not been modified by you or anyone else. Grid has been either interpolated, created from scratch, or populated from a model.
Hatching pattern	Indicates that the grid has been modified by you or someone else. If properly configured, the pattern can indicate whether the grid was modified by you, or whether someone else has modified it.
Color	Indicates the origin and source of the grid. Each model source can be assigned a unique color, e.g., NAM can be yellow while grids populated from GFS can be green. Each origin's color can also be set, e.g., Interpolated grids are blue, Calculated grids are red.

Grid Manager Component Descriptions - Last Saved, Modified, Published, Sent Modes

The figure below is an annotated screen snapshot of the Grid Manager in Last Saved mode. The Grid Manager may be toggled between normal display and other modes using the

button on the toolbar. Try toggling the Grid Manager into Last Saved ("Saved") and observe the color scheme which indicates the last time the grids were saved. A table exists in the GFE configuration that defines the time thresholds and the colors to use.

The labels within each grid block indicate the time since the grids were saved. There are several different "Last" modes available as shown in the following table.

Save	Indicates the time since the grid was saved to the database by any user. If a grid has been modified but not yet saved, the grid will be gray.
Modified	Indicates the time since the grid was modified by any user. A grid can be modified, but not saved. A grid can be saved, but not modified.
Published	Indicates the time since the grid was published. Once a grid is modified after publishing, the grid is no longer considered published and is shown as "gray".
Sent	Indicates the time since the grid was sent out via intersite coordination. Note that if you publish to official and then send the Official grids out via ISC, the Fcst grids will not indicate that its grids were sent (since they really weren't).