Operations Tab

Overview

The Alternative Editor Operations Tab is where you specify which Operation Sets should be used in the Alternative, and when enabled, which Reservoir System should be used, and which Water Account Set should be used.

Reservoir System Storage Balance (optional)

When you create a reservoir system and define an explicit storage balance scheme for a system operation (described in ".Advanced Features v3.5"), an entry will appear in the Alternative Editor's Operations tab that identifies the Reservoir System along with a field in which you are required to select a system storage balance operation for the reservoirs to follow. Note that the individual operation sets for each reservoir containing the Downstream Control and/or Tandem Operation rules have to also be selected in the alternative in order to simulate system operation.

To select a system operation scheme for an alternative:

• In the Alternative Editor, select the Operations tab ("Figure: Alternative Editor - Operation Tab - Reservoir System Storage Balance").

• In addition to selecting the operation set for each reservoir (as previously described in Operations Tab), select a Storage Balance for each Reservoir System you have configured by choosing from the Storage Balance dropdown list. The selection options will be either the operation that contains the explicit storage balance scheme you want to apply, or "NONE" if you wish to have the alternative use the implicit (default) storage balance scheme instead of the explicit storage balance you previously set up.

Reservoir Operation Sets

Now that you have selected the alternative's timestep and flow computation method, you will need to select the Operation Set you want each reservoir to follow for the alternative. You will have created the operation set(s) using the Reservoir Editor (as described in "Reservoir Operations - The Basics").

To select a reservoir operation set for an alternative:

• In the Alternative Editor, select the Operations tab ("Figure: Alternative Editor - Operations Tab - Reservoir Operation Set").

• Select an Operation Set (for each reservoir in the network) by choosing from the Operation Set dropdown list.

Water Account Set (optional)

If you are using the ResSim water accounting feature in your alternative, you will need to specify the account set to use in the Operations tab of the Alternative Editor. See Yield Analysis for information on ResSim water accounting.

To select a Water Account Set for an alternative:

• In the Alternative Editor, select the Operations tab ("Figure: Alternative Editor - Operations Tab - Water Account Set Selection").

• At the very bottom of the Operations tab is the Water Account Set Selection pane. Select the correct Water Account Set using the dropdown menu. If NONE is selected, water accounting will not be performed for the alternative.

  

  Figure: Alternative Editor - Operations Tab - Water Account Set Selection