Data can be viewed from the Acquisition and Visualization modules, from plots or tables. Results are viewed from the Modeling module through plots and reports (detailed information is provided in HEC-RTS Results)

Plots

HEC-RTS plots offer data and results specific to the active module. Data you can view was defined in the Setup module at time series icon locations (Time Series Icons). Modeling results can also be viewed at time series icons or at individual modeling elements (e.g., reservoirs). For example, in the Acquisition module, the plot for one time series icon might open a two-dimensional graph of incoming data at a specific location, while, in the Modeling module, the same time series icon might plot reservoir modeling results at that location (Figure 1).

Figure 1 Sample Plot - Reservoir Modeling Results

The plot displays the location name in the title bar, has axis labels, and a color-coded legend for the data contained in the plot. When a plot depicts results of a model alternative, as in Figure 1, a dashed vertical line represents the time of forecast. The Zoom Tool from the plot window operates the same as described in Map Window.

You can customize the appearance of plots through the use of several editors. To access these editors, use the Select Tool and right-click on different elements of the plot (e.g., lines, axis). You can also access these editors through the Edit and View menus in the Plot dialog (Figure 1). The following gives an overview of the different editors (Working with Plots provides further details on customizing plots):

Curve Properties	Right-clicking on a plot curve or point allows you to open a curve properties editor where you can edit curve colors, styles, and weights as well as labels and quality symbols.
Viewport Properties	Right-clicking on the viewport of a plot allows you to open an editor where you can customize the border, background, and gridlines of the plot.
Title Properties	Right-clicking on a plot axis allows you to open a title properties editor where you can customize the title of a plot.
Axis Properties	Right-clicking on a plot axis allows you to open an axis properties editor where you can customize the axis scale and tic marks.
Legend Properties	Right-clicking on the legend of a plot allows you to open an editor where you can add a title and add icons and text to the left and right blocks of a plot.
Label Properties	Right-clicking on an axis label or plot legend allows you to open a label properties editor where you can add or change the background color of labels or add a border to the labels.
Spacer Properties	If you have multiple plots in your plot window, you can right-click on the space between the plots to access this editor. The spacer properties editor lets you adjust the space between plots.
Polygon Properties	Right-clicking on a polygon allows you to open a polygon properties editor where you can customize borders and backgrounds.

Tables

The same data and information viewed from a plot can also be viewed in tabular form (Figure 2). As with plots, the type of data and results displayed depends on the properties you have defined for each time series icon.
You can customize the appearance of tables through the use of commands available from the menu bar of the table dialog. You can add commas, separate date/time into two separate columns, make the year four digits, specify the decimal precision of the data, show the quality of the data, show missing data as a value (e.g., -901.0), copy selected cells or the whole table, print, plot, resize the columns of the table, and export the table to an ASCII file.

Figure 2 Data in Tabular Form

Photos and Webcam Images

Photos, webcam images, web pages, or documents can be assigned to time series icons. By adding them to an icon in the Setup module, you can access them in the Visualization, Acquisition, and Modeling modules through the icon shortcut menu. Images and webcams can be viewed in their own separate dialog or as icons on the map window. Figure 3 displays an image that can be viewed from a time series icon. If a time series icon represents a dam, links can be assigned to the icon that could be a webcam that displays a real-time video of an actual outlet on that dam. The time series icon could also have access to pictures of the dam and reports providing details about the dam. For more information on how to set these features up see Time Series Icons.

Scripts

Scripts can be assigned to individual time series icons. The scripts can be used to update the data at given intervals, compute other information from the data, or complete other tasks. Scripts are assigned to the icons in the Setup module, through the Time Series Icon Editor. They may also be created in the Script Editor. For more detailed information on assigning and using scripts, see Scripting.