This section provides you with instructions on creating a data status list from DSS files and adding DSS datasets to an existing data status list.

Creating a Data Status List

To add a dataset from a DSS file:

1. From Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1), from the File menu, click New. The Data Status Summary dialog will now be blank.
2. From the Edit menu, click Browse DSS, the Select Pathnames dialog will open (Figure 2).
3. From the File menu (Figure 2), click Open, an Open HEC-DSS File browser will open (Figure 3). Navigate to the location of a DSS file, double-click on the name of a DSS file. In the File name box, the name of the selected DSS file will display. Click Open, the Open HEC-DSS File browser will close (Figure 3).
4. The Select Pathnames dialog (Figure 4), will now display the available datasets in the selected DSS file.
5. To add DSS datasets to a data status list, highlight a row(s) in the table, click Select, your selection(s) will display in the selection box (Figure 4).
6. Since the selected DSS file can contain many datasets, to assist you in finding the correct datasets, several filter lists are available in the Search By Parts area of the Select Pathnames dialog (Figure 4).
7. When you are finished selecting your datasets, click Add Pathnames (Figure 4). From the File menu, click Close, the Select Pathnames dialog (Figure 4) will close. The Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1) will now contain the selected datasets.
8. To save the data status list, from the File menu (Figure 1), click Save. A Save File browser will open (Figure 5). In the File name box (Figure 5), by default, CWMS will save to the default data status list (dataStatus). If you want to save to the default data status list, click OK. The Save File browser will close (Figure 5), and the default data status list (CriticalData.dataStatus) will now contain your selected datasets.
9. If you do not want to save to the default data status list, from the Save File browser, enter a name in the File name box (Figure 5). The Folder box (Figure 5) will contain the default location where the new data status list will be saved. Click OK, the Save File browser will close (Figure 5), an information window will display telling you that the data status list has been saved. Click OK, the information window will close.

Adding DSS Datasets to a Data Status List

To add datasets to a data status list:

1. From the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1), from the File menu, click Open, and an Open File browser (Figure 6) will open. From the Files box select a data status list from the available files. Click OK, the Open File browser will close, and the selected data status list will display in the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1).
2. From the Edit menu, Browse DSS, the Select Pathnames dialog (Figure 4) will open. From the File menu, click Open, an Open HEC-DSS File browser will open (Figure 3). Navigate to the DSS file that contains the pathnames you want to add to the selected data status list. Select the DSS file, click Open, the Open HEC-DSS File browser will close.
3. The Select Pathnames dialog (Figure 4), will display all the available pathnames in the selected DSS file.
4. To add datasets, highlight the datasets in the table by clicking on a row, click Select, the selection will display in the selection box (Figure 4). Continue adding datasets by selecting them in the table and clicking Select.
5. When all datasets have been selected, click Add Pathnames (Figure 4). From the File menu, click Close, the Select Pathnames dialog will close (Figure 4).
6. From the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1), click Save. A Save window will open (Figure 7). The Save window is asking do you want to replace the selected data status list. Click Yes, the Save window will close, and an information window will open. This window lets you know the selected data status list has been saved. Click OK, the information window will close.