6. Creating and editing Annual Profiles
The dialogue below appears when a new annual profile is created, or an annual profile is selected for editing by means of a double click or the Edit button. It displays the properties of an annual profile and allows it to be edited.
An annual profile is defined when different weekly profiles are needed for different times of the year (remember that weekly profiles used directly are assumed to repeat throughout the year).
The attributes of the annual profile are:
· Profile Name: A description of the profile in words.
· Categories: Allows a profile to be assigned to one or more categories (optional).
· ID: A unique identifier assigned to the profile when it is created. The ID may be edited on creation of the profile, but not thereafter.
· Modulating/Absolute: The type of profile, chosen when the annual profile is created. A Modulating profile specifies a time-varying value in the range 0 - 1 and is used to modulate an input parameter or as a control switch. An absolute profile specifies a time-varying physical variable such as temperature. An annual profile may only reference weekly profiles of the same type.
· No: The entry number in the table
· Weekly profile: This column displays a weekly profile for each entry. Selecting a weekly profile in the table and clicking the Weekly Profile button displays its attributes, but they may not be edited here. To change a weekly profile, double click on the weekly profile to be changed, and choose a weekly profile from the drop-down selection.
· End month and End day: These columns display the end date for each entry. These dates must be in chronological order down the table. The start date for the first entry is always January 1st. The start date for subsequent entries is the day following the end date of the previous entry. The end date of the final entry must be set to December 31st.
Buttons provide the following functions:
· Weekly Profile: Allows a preview of the selected weekly profile
· Add: adds another entry to the end of the table.
· Insert: inserts another entry at the current row in the table.
· Remove: removes the current entry from the table.
· Save: closes the dialogue and saves any edits.
· Cancel: closes the dialogue and discards any edits.
· Help: Accesses ApPro online help.
