To view the data for a certain block of time, you can set a time window:

  1. Click Set Time Window, and the Set Time Window dialog opens (Figure 1). By default, the time window is set to No Time Window. You have the option of setting an exact time window or a time window that is relative to the current time.
    Figure 1 Set Time Window Dialog
  2. To enter a specific time frame, select Specific Time Window. Enter a Start Date and Start Time, in the format ddmmmyyyy (i.e., 17Jan2017). Do the same for the End Date and End Time.
  3. You can clear all the window fields by clicking Clear. To use the current date and time, click Set Current Time and all the time window fields will be filled. If needed, edit the ending date and time.
  4. To set the time frame relative to the current time, select Relative to Current Time. Enter the number of time increments to Go Back or Go Forward from the current time. Then select the time step increment to Go Back and Go Forward from the current date in the drop-down lists. Your choices are minutes, hours, days, months, or years.
  5. To set the time frame based on water year, select By Individual Water Year (Figure 1), and enter the Start Date of Water Year in the format dd mmm (i.e., 01 Oct). Alternately, you can click to use a calendar tool for selecting the start date of the water year.
  6. Click OK, the Set Time Window dialog closes (Figure 1). The time window is set, and it is displayed in the Status Bar of the HEC-DSSVue main window.