Organization of User's Manual

This manual is generally organized in parallel with the HEC-RTS workflow and could be separated into four sections. The section focused on using HEC-RTS precedes the section focused on configuration because using HEC-RTS is a routine task while setting up watersheds is an infrequent task. Supplemental materials are also included in the manual for additional topics and where more detail is needed.

Section I: The Basics Useful for all staff. Overview of the basic HEC-RTS “infrastructure”. Walkthrough of HEC-RTS and introduction layers.	HEC-RTS Interface Understanding Layers Primary Layers Map Layers
Section II: Using HEC-RTS Targeted toward operations staff. How to view and monitor data. How to validate and edit data How to run a forecast. How to view, manage, and post results	Using HEC-RTS – Overview Acquisition Module Data Status Lists Data Validation Editor Visualization Module Modeling Module HEC-RTS Forecasts HEC-RTS Results
Section III: Configuring HEC-RTS Targeted toward modeling staff. How to configure a watershed. How to configure model alternatives. How to configure forecast alternatives. How to edit model parameters.	Configuring HEC-RTS Setup Module Program Order Time Series Icons Time Series Icons Layers Model Alternatives and Forecast Runs Model Linking Editor Data Extract and Post Editors Team Modeling
Section IV: Supplemental Materials Supplemental information not covered in the preceding documentation. More in-depth explanation of features.	Glossary HEC-RTS Application Settings Setting Up the Coordinate System Using Map Editors Using the Color Chooser Using HEC-DSSVue Scripting Plots Printing and Copying HEC-RTS Data Stream Alignment WISKI Extract and Post KiWIS Write Extension

Screenshots were captured using example watersheds. In the GUI, some dialog titles and menu options correspond with the names of items that a user might have specified in the watershed created by a user. Thus, dialog titles and menu options shown in the user's watershed may vary from what is shown here.