C.18 Time Series Editor

Enter values for the following standard items:
- Name: Name of the time series.
Description: Optional comment or description of what the time series represents. Click the (
) button to launch a multi-line comment editor if more than one line is needed.

Select whether to use an external file as the source of the data or to enter the data directly into the form's data entry grid.
If the external file option is selected, click the (
) button to locate the file's name. The file's contents must be formatted in the same manner as the direct data entry option discussed below.
For direct data entry, enter values in the data entry grid as follows:
- Date Column: Optional date (in month/day/year format) of the time series values (only needed at points in time where a new date occurs).
Time Column: If dates are used, enter the military time of day for each time series value (as hours: minutes or decimal hours). If dates are not used, enter the time as hours since the start of the simulation.
Value Column: The time series’ numerical values.
Press OK to accept the time series or cancel to discard the edits made.
Calendar date/time of day (which requires that at least one date, at the start of the series, be entered in the Date column)
Elapsed hours since the start of the simulation (where the Date column remains empty).