From the Options dialog, from the RTS Options tab (Figure 1), you can have the last forecast you had open in HEC-RTS open automatically the next time; set the structure of the forecast directories; display the Maps folder in the Watershed Tree; and, allow multiple programs order.

Figure 1 Options Dialog - RTS Options Tab

Reopen Last Forecast

To reopen the last forecast, from the HEC-RTS main window, from the Tools menu, click Options, the Options dialog opens. Click the RTS Options tab (Figure 1), the available HEC-RTS settings are displayed. To have HEC-RTS automatically open the last forecast that you had open during a previous HEC-RTS session, select Reopen Last Forecast. Click OK, the Options dialog will close (Figure 1), and the next time you open HEC-RTS, the forecast you have currently open, will be automatically opened by HEC-RTS.

Forecast Directory Structure

By default, the forecast directory structure for a watershed in HEC-RTS, is the forecast directory structure that was developed in HEC-RTS Version 1.2. If the Use CWMS 2.1 Forecast Directory Structure option is selected (Figure 2), Team Modeling will not work.

Figure 2 Options Dialog - RTS Options Tab - Forecast Directory Structure Box

Advanced Options

From the Options dialog (Figure 1), if Advanced Options is selected, two things will occur when you restart HEC-RTS. From the Watershed Tree, the Maps folder will now display (Figure 3).

In addition, by default HEC-RTS only allows one Program Order (Multiple Program Orders). By selecting Advanced Options, you now have the capability to create multiple program orders (further details are provided in Multiple Program Orders). Care must be exercised when using multiple programs orders. When a model alternative is linked to a program for its input information, it remembers the position of the model it is receiving its data from, not the name or program of the specified model alternative. This can lead to potential conflicts if a model alternative is used in two different program orders. The recommended practice when using multiple programs orders is to configure a different model alternative for use in each different program order.