EMK:Results

Example Results Panel

The Result Set produced by a Run appears in the Results Panel on the right of the Main Window.

The Result Set may contain the following components:

• The Map: allows Results to be viewed geographically on a map.
• The Log: contains Run event information (e.g. Run start and end times and error messages).
• Result Charts: Charts displaying selected Run Results by Entity.Trait type (charting is also available for any Global Traits produced during the Run).
• Reports: Excel-compatible csv files, either:
  • Raw Data Reports - Entity.Trait and Global Traits outputs in CSV form; or
  • Output Specification Reports as defined in the associated OS Resource.

To display an Output or Report either double click on it or right click on it and select view from the popup menu. The Output or report will then open as a Results Chart or in Excel (or whatever application you have selected as the default program for CSV format files).

Reports can also be viewed directly in Excel by opening them from the results\<RunID>\<Resource Version> directory in the relevant Working Directory. For more on Reports see Reports.

To Delete an entire Results Set for a Run or group of Runs highlight the Run's Batch number or Run name respectively, then right click and select delete from the popup menu, alternatively after highlighting, delete can be selected from the Results menu. Reports can be deleted in the same fashion.

Warning: All Reports associated with a Run are deleted with the Run.

Archiving Results

This function copies the current contents of the Results Directory to a user-defined directory and refreshes the current Results directory. Reports or Results can be archived from the Archive Results item in the Results menu. A dialogue box will then appear asking you to confirm or cancel the archiving. Archived results directories can be accessed from Windows Explorer by opening the Working Directory. Once archived, they no longer appear in the Results Panel.

Results Charts

Example Results Chart

All EMarket Result charts use a standard chart viewer.

The Chart Viewer has three components:

1. Title Bar: contains information about the result being charted
2. Series Selector: (top left) which allows selection of individual time series created for a Run through the Volatility Matrix feature
3. Item Selector: (bottom left) allows selection of individual items which share the same Enitity.Trait (e.g in the Chart for the Node.Price Enitity.Trait the Price trace can be charted for each Node item independently.
4. Chart: contains a graph containing one line for every combination of the selected Series and Element

The Title Bar

The Title bar contains the following information:

• The name of the Run resource Instance used to create the data
• The Run Id (Batch Number)
• The Entity.Trait being charted
• the units of measurement for the Entity.Trait

The Series Selector

The Series Selector is used to select individual time series in the Run Results (the number of time series contained in the Results of a Run is controlled by the Volatility Matrix). The check boxes allow you to select which time series will appear in the Chart. More than one series can be selected at any time. If no series are selected no data will be displayed in the main chart area. For example if the Run produced a time series for each of inflow years: 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 you can chart a data item for all or any combination of these years.

The Item Selector

Check one or more of the boxes to the left of the list items (Instances) to display data for those list items.

The above figure illustrates a case where the Node.Price Entity.Trait has been selected for charting. The time series is selected as InflowYear:1935, and the Item Selector has been used to select the BEN Node instances for charting Nodal Price.

The Chart

The Chart displays a line for each selected Series/Element combination, with Entity.Trait quantity on the Y-Axis and time (taken from the length of the Run) on the X-Axis.

To move around the chart area hold down the right mouse button and drag the chart around.

To zoom in on an area move the cursor to the upper left hand corner of the area you want zoomed in on then hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to describe a rectangular area. Let go of the mouse button and the chart will resize to magnify the rectangular area.

'To zoom X or Y axis alone hold down <ctrl> while making mouse movements to adjust the horizontal and vertical zooms.

Press <home> to return the chart to it's original size.

Results Map

Example Results Map

The Results Map allows the Demand, injection, power flow and subsequent pricing effects across the country to be viewed for a Run. To access the Map, double-click on the Map label for a run in the Results Panel.

The Results Map components are:

• Tick Indicator
• Series Selector
• Tick Selector
• Map Display

Tick Indicator

The Tick Indicator, located in the upper left corner of the Map Window, is a non-editable field indicating the Tick in the Run for which data is being displayed by the Map. The Period type is also displayed here (e.g. Day or Night).

Series Selector

The Series Selector provides a drop down selection list for all time series produced for the Run (only one time series can be viewed on the Map at a time.) A Run may contain several time series, e.g. one for each Inflow year in the Run. Specifying time series output for Run is carried out using the Volatility Matrix in the Run Window.

Tick Selector

The Tick Selector consists of:

• Date Slider: left click and drag this control to change the Tick for the Map between the Run start and end dates (indicated on the left and right of the slider). Releasing the mouse selects a new Tick number and causes the display to change accordingly. A small box appears above the slider while it is being held by the mouse - this number indicates the number of the Tick that would be selected if the mouse button were released at that point.
• Previous & Next buttons: are used to set the new Tick number to one less or one more than current Tick number, useful when examining Ticks closely related in time. The <alt><n> or <alt>

  keys can be used instead of the buttons.

• Animate Results Button: Opens the Animate Results Window which is used to set parameters controlling the Tick-by-Tick animation of Map and Chart displays. The Animate Results Window has the following components:
  • Start/Stop button: This button is used to start and stop the animation on the map and associated charts.
  • Speed Slider: This control is used to set the speed at which the animation changes from one Tick to the next.

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