HEC-DSSVue provides several tools for manipulating DSS records. These tools provide the capability of creating DSS records - time series or paired data; renaming, duplicating, deleting, and undeleting records; copy records from one DSS file to another DSS file; merge two DSS files; perform maintenance; check the status of a DSS file; and, many more other data management functions. The following sections review a few of the available data management functions. For further details see the HEC-DSSVue User's Manual.

Renaming DSS Records

To change the pathname parts of a DSS pathname:

  1. Select one or more pathnames, from the HEC-DSSVue main window, from the Edit menu, click Rename Records. The Rename Record to: dialog (Figure 1) opens.
  2. Each of the fields (A - F) represents the different pathname parts. Enter one or more of the new pathname parts in the appropriate field.
  3. Click OK, and the Rename Records to: dialog closes (Figure 1). A message appears informing the user of the number of records renamed. The selected pathname is no longer displayed in the Selected Pathname List (HEC-DSSVue Dialog), and the pathname will display in the Pathname Table (HEC-DSSVue Dialog) with the new pathname parts.

Duplicating DSS Records

Duplicating a DSS record allows the user to make a copy of a record, but with a pathname part that has been changed. To duplicate records:

  1. Select one or more pathnames. from the HEC-DSSVue main window, from the Edit menu, click Duplicate. The New pathname parts for duplicate records: dialog (Figure 2) will open.
  2. Each of the fields (A - F) represents the different pathname parts. Enter one or more of the new pathname parts in the appropriate field.
  3. Click OK, and the New pathname parts for duplicate records: dialog closes (Figure 2). A message appears informing the user of the number of records that were duplicated. A new pathname is displayed in the Pathname Table (HEC-DSSVue Dialog).

Deleting and Undeleting DSS Records

To delete DSS records:

  1. Select one or more DSS pathnames, from the HEC-DSSVue main window, from the Edit menu, click Delete Records. A Delete Records window will open (Figure 3) asking you to confirm the deletion. Click Yes, the Delete Records window will close.
    Figure 3 Delete Records Window
  2. An HEC-DSSVue message window opens informing the user of the number of records that were deleted. Click OK, the HEC-DSSVue message window closes. The pathname is removed from the Selected Pathname List and the Pathname List (HEC-DSSVue Dialog).
  3. If records were unintentionally deleted, before the next operation, from the Edit menu, point to Undelete, click Select, the Undelete Records dialog opens (Figure 4).
  4. To select all the records displayed in the Undelete Records dialog, click Select All. To select individual records, under the Select column, click the checkbox that corresponds to the correct record.
  5. To restore the selected records, either click Apply or OK. A message appears indicating that the records have been undeleted. Click OK, and the message closes, the Undelete Records dialog closes (Figure 4), and the records will be displayed in the Selected Pathname List and the Pathname List (HEC-DSSVue Dialog).
  6. For further information on deleting and undeleting records in a DSS file, see the HEC-DSSVue User's Manual for further details.