Weather feeds are used to control the
switching of database objects to be used in projection runs based on the current weather forecast.
For example, different demand diagrams may be used according to the forecast temperature.
The Weather Feed Properties dialog is used to set the connection properties to the server providing the forecast data.
The dialog is displayed when the
Properties button is pressed for the weather feed currently selected on the
Weather Feed Configuration dialog in the Administrator view .
Field
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Description
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Weather
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Connection
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Type
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Select the feed format:
- File - specify path to the weather feed file, or click the
Browse. button to search for a file
- Ftp - specify path to the weather feed file (the Browse button is currently disabled when using the Ftp option)
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Server
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Enabled when connection
Type is set to
Ftp
Name of the Ftp server
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Username
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Enabled when connection
Type is set to
Ftp
User name for the connection to the server
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Password
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Enabled when connection
Type is set to
Ftp
Password associated with the specified user
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Path
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Path to weather feed data (directory or file).
If referencing a directory location, the path must end in either a slash ('/') or backslash character ('\'), e.g. \IWLive\ or /IWLive/.
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Test button
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Enabled when connection
Type is set to
Ftp
Click the
Test button to test the connection to the specified ftp server.
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Browse button
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Enabled when connection
Type is set to
File.
Click the
Browse button to display a standard file open dialog.
Select the file containing the weather feed data and click
Open.
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