To manipulate data status lists, from the Acquisition tab, from the Reports menu, click Data Status Summary, the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1) will open. If a data status list has been displayed before, the Data Status Summary dialog displays the previously viewed data status list.
From the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1), the user can create data status lists, select data status lists, copy a data status list, review the quality color bars, review how many values are missing, and find the time and date of the last valid data value for that particular time series data.
Data status lists allow the user to organize time series data for specific needs. For example, a data status list might be created that displays all precipitation gages, all stream gages, or a mix of precipitation and stream gages that are needed for a specific forecast. A data status list contains time series data (pathnames) from DSS files.
Following is an overview of the Menu Bar for the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1). The commands available are:
| File | From this menu you can create a data status list, open a data status list, save a data status list, or copy one data status list to another. Available commands are: New, Open, Save, Save As, and Close. |
| Edit | From this menu you can edit the table of information that represents a data status list. You can insert and delete rows, and get data from DSS files. Available commands are: Insert Row(s), Delete Row(s), and Browse DSS. |
| View | From this menu you can plot and tabulate specific time series data, view the missing data segments of time series data, validate data associated with a time series pathname, view the quality color bar legend, and refresh time series data when the time window for the Data Status Summary dialog has changed. Available commands are: Plot, Tabulate, Missing Segments, Validate, Quality Color Legend, Time Window, and Refresh. |
From the table in the Data Status Summary dialog (Figure 1), select a time series pathname (a row in the table), then right-click on the selected time series pathname, a shortcut menu will be displayed (Figure 2). From the shortcut menu the user can plot, tabulate, view missing data, or validate data for the selected time series pathname.
