root element
User name and password used for http authentication
Root element type. Groups all other elements
Since 2016.01, FEWS-13813. In non operational systems it is possible to load the system status information from the server
FEWS-8698. Used as label in tool bar
FEWS-8698. Used as label in tool bar
FEWS-8698. Displayed units in the user interface by default
Since 2016.01, (back-ported to 2014.02). Overrules the default caption of the map tab
Since 2014.02. FEWS-11231
Since 2016.02 build 81728. Locations with a start and end time that does not include system time will be visible with a specific icon
Since 2020.02.
Since 2019.02. Used to set properties such as permission for predefined dasbhoards found in the dashboards.ini in the RootConfigFiles.
NOTE: this feature is not supported anymore (since 2007).
Deprecated, only used in combination with openmap.properties, settings moved to map and statusBar
Deprecated, only used in combination with openmap.properties, settings moved to map
Deprecated, only used in combination with openmap.properties, settings moved to statusBarConfig
Deprecated, only used in combination with openmap.properties, setting moved to dateTime
By default the rolling barrel is started at startup and then every 30 minutes
When autoLogin is true, OC logs in automatically with default MC and default profile. Next, the user can choose another MC/profile by logging off and subsequent logging in.
Minimum required build number to login. When the user tries to login with a build older
than the minimum required build number. The user asked to upgrade client application.
When the user tries to login with a local data store that is created before the specified date the local data store should be recreated. The client is restarted and new local datastore is created after a confirmation of the user
Used for sorting the parameter list.
Since 2017.01. A popup will be displayed when a log entry with one of the specified event code is added while the an OC is running. A popup will not be displayed for log events
added before the OC was started
Since 2022.02 the REST based embedded tomcat webservices will be started. Please use the fewsWebServicesPortRange to start the Delft-Fews Web Services.
Port number for Fews PI web service to run on. If not configured web service will not start
Port number for embedded vjbdc service to run on. If not configured jdbc service will not start automatically
When true an orange cross for a parameter/location/node is visible when some (but
not all) series has no data. For backward compatibility this warning is switched off by default.
Since 2014.01. Sets the default color schemes. If a user has previously selected another color scheme (in the GUI), this color scheme will be used instead of the scheme's defined here. Otherwise, the color scheme assigned to the users usergroup is used. If the users usergroup is not assigned to a color scheme, the default global color scheme is used.
Since 2014.01. FEWS-10196. Number for the amount of time series blobs in database that indicates when the OC should give a popup warning on startup that FEWS is not designed for unlimited amount of data. Default is 1000000
Show an opaque warning icon when unacknowledged log warnings present in database
When a local config dir in the OC region home is detected the user is asked to restart using this config dir. This feature is for testing purposes and can be disabled for normal users by specifying a required permission. Fews will always first start with the database config before asking to restart. The permission from the original config is used.
Since 2018.02 Applicable only to SA systems using firebird. Optionally enables replacing of the localDataStore with a snapshot
Deprecated, only used in combination with openmap.properties, setting moved to dateTime
specifies how date/time must be displayed in the status bar
Maximal period of time for which the unacknowledged messages will be searched. Default 2 days. Also used as the initial length of the search period for LogBrowser
This time zone will be used to show date/time in the GUI (time series editor, status bar, t0 of the forecasts ,..)
This time zone will be used to show date/time in the GUI (time series editor, status bar, t0 of the forecasts ,..)
specifies how date/time should be displayed in FEWS except the clock in the status bar. see http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html
Specifies the time step for entering the date/time in Explorer GUI
Specifies if the explorer's system time is adjusted automatically or not. Default: false for stand alone true for operational client. Since 2017.02, if not configured as true for a stand-alone, the system time will be stored in and read from the user settings.
Since 2014.01. Use this option to update the system time with the latest (external) forecast time of all the specified time series. If both external and simulated forecast series are configured, the latest forecast time of all the configured series will be used. This option wil work only if the automatic updating of system time is allowed, typically it is in OC or if the option adjustSystemTimeAutomatically is true.
The latest external forecast time of all the specified time series is used to update system time
The latest forecast time of all the specified time series is used to update system time
groups simple configuration elements that are left over i.e. not assigned to other complex types
Filter that should be default selected in the filter list box
geoDatum of the coordinates specified in the Explorer.xml
specifies how date/time should be displayed in the GUI's to view/edit time series
Specifies the time step for entering the date/time in Explorer GUI
time zone in NFFS will be set to this value. The time zone wil used to show date/time in the GUI (time series editor, status bar, t0 of the forecasts ,..)
zoomExtend type
X (latitude) of the upper left corner
X (latitude) of the lower right corner
Y (longitude) of the upper left corner
Y (longitude) of the lower right corner
shortcut to the zoom extent
explorerTask type
icon that must be displayed in the toolbar button in the case that the task appears in the toolbar
shortcut to the task
Since 2013.02. Config file of the display. The display to start is recognized by the schema name in the config file. The xml file should use one of the following xsd-s: archivemoduledisplay.xsd, forecasteraidselectionpanel.xsd, forecasternotesdisplay.xsd, griddisplay.xsd, longitudinaldisplay.xsd, lookupdisplay.xsd, manualforecastdisplay.xsd, modifierdisplay.xsd, moduleruntabledisplay.xsd, objectiveanalyzerdisplay.xsd, prtfdisplay.xsd, runinfopanel.xsd, scadadisplay.xsd, systemmonitordisplay.xsd, taskrundialog.xsd, timeseriestabledisplay.xsd, thresholdoverviewdisplay.xsd, thresholdskillscoredisplay.xsd, trenddisplay.xsd, webservice.xsd, whatifscenarioeditor.xsd, whatifscenariofilters.xsd
Since 2013.02. Display without display config file
arguments of the task
working directory of the task
Deprecated and obsolete since 2013.02. class associated with the task. Use displayConfigFileName or predefinedDisplay
Unsupported feature. Custom bin dir with the jar file that contains the specified taskClass
executable associated with the task
opens an url
specifies a separator in the menu or toolbar. In this case only the elements 'menuBarTask' and 'toolbarTask' are used to determine whether the separator must be placed in the menu, or toolbar or both. All other elements are ignored.
Since 2020.02 The class of the plugin panel. The class should extend JPanel!
Since 2020.02 The static method of the class which creates the panel.
deprecated, please use on or more pluginPanelFactoryMethodArgument elements (see below) instead
Since 2023.02 one or more arguments of the factory method
Since 2020.02 The bin dir which contains all files for the custom panel.
indication whether the task should appear as a button in the toolbar.
When set this to true you have to set menu barTask to true to put the task also in the menu bar
indication whether the task should appear in the menu bar.
Adds the task in the file menu or in the tools menu, default is tools menu.
indication whether more than one instance of a task can be run at the same time
Shortcut key. Note that the shortcut keys only work for tasks in the menu bar (set menuBarTask to true).
Specify as follows: modifiers* (typeID | pressedReleasedID).
Example modifiers: shift, control, ctrl, alt, meta,....
EXAMPLES shortcuts: shift X, alt shift X, alt shift released X, control DELETE, INSERT
When double clicked at a location at the map or in the list all the tasks with
doubleClickLocationEnabled set to true are started. The location is selected BEFORE
the tasks are started. E.g. You can start the time series dialog and jump to the shortcut chart of the clicked location
In docking mode displays can be loaded as tool windows or as content. If this field is
missing then the display will automatically loaded as content.
In docking mode some windows need to be loaded when the system starts. For these
windows the field must be set to true.
groups zoomExtent elements
Zoom extent in the Zoom menu
Groups explorerTasks and submenus containg explorerTasks
Task in the toolbar, or in the menu Tools, or in both
Since 2015.02 Sub menu containing explorerTasks and/or sub menus
Only users with the configured permission will be able to see this predefined dashboard. By default, all users can see the dashboard.
Name of the predefined dashboard to which the configured settings should be applied. Case-sensitive.
Allows setting properties such as permissions for a predefined dashboard present in the dashboards.ini file in the RootConfigFiles.
logging panel configuration
log filter definitions per client
One of the ClientType's from clientConfig.xsd must be specified
Specifies which log events will be printed to the log panel.
log filter definition
Messages with this log level and higher will be logged to the log panel. One of the logLevelType's from eventTypes.xsd must be specified
Indicates which events will be logged to the log panel. Presently system or debug events.
Status bar settings and options. The user can change these options through Options -> Explorer Options on the Status Bar tab. If the user uses this dialog, the chosen settings will be stored in the user settings and the stored values will overrule the configuration.
specifies how current time (clock) must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the current GMT time must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the current local time must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the time of the last forecast refresh must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the system status must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the mouse coordinates must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the user name must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the user group must be displayed in the status bar
Maximal period of time for which the unacknowledged messages will be searched. Default 2 days. Also used as the initial length of the search period for LogBrowser
Since 2014.01. With systemTimePauseButton we can pause (and start again) the automatic adjusting of the system time
Used to determine default panel sizes. The panel sizes of the filter/location/parameter/qualifier/forecast panels will be stored in the user settings after the first use, which will overrule these default settings. If no panelSizes element is configured, the weights for the filter, location, parameter, qualifier and forecast panel will be 10, 25, 20, 20 and 5 respectively (and the qualifier panel will be hidden if the configuration contains no qualifiers).
in % of the main window height. Deprecated, only used if docking=false in global properties
in % of the main window width. Deprecated, only used if docking=false in global properties
Weight of the filter panel. The % of the data viewer panel which will consist of the filter panel is equal to this weight divided by the total weight of all data viewer panels.
Weight of the location panel. The % of the data viewer panel which will consist of the location panel is equal to this weight divided by the total weight of all data viewer panels.
Weight of the parameter panel. The % of the data viewer panel which will consist of the parameter panel is equal to this weight divided by the total weight of all data viewer panels.
Weight of the qualifier panel. If set to 0, the qualifier panel will be hidden. The % of the data viewer panel which will consist of the qualifier panel is equal to this weight divided by the total weight of all data viewer panels. Default: 20.
Weight of the forecast panel. If set to 0, the forecast panel will be hidden. The % of the data viewer panel which will consist of the forecast panel is equal to this weight divided by the total weight of all data viewer panels.
system settings and options
Title that appears in the Fews Explorer title bar.
Appends the buildnumber to the systemCaption in the Fews Explorer title bar
Name of the Fews help file
Since 2014.02 (build 56720) Url to a FEWS help web page. This can be any url.
Explicitly set Region Id. Overrules default ID obtained from the Region Home directory
Deprecated, only used in combination with openmap.properties, status bar elements moved to status bar settings
Indicates whether the legend scale must be displayed on the map
Indicates whether the scale bar must be displayed on the map
Indicates whether the map layers legend must be displayed on the map
Indicates whether the north arrow must be displayed on the map
Indicates whether the data must be displayed near to the station on the map
Indicates whether the current GMT time must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the current local time must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the time of the last forecast refresh must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the system status must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the mouse coordinates must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the user name must be displayed in the status bar
Indicates whether the user group must be displayed in the status bar
Default is 30 minutes
Empty type to specify the separator in the menu and or toolbar.
optional header labels for the lists in the main window (location, parameters, etc.)
Since 2015.02 optional header label for qualifier panel in data viewer
Settings for notifications (e.g. popups)
One of the event codes of the event codes that triggers the popup
If enabled , a notification will popup when a new forecaster note arrives. Forecaster note is a log messages created manually by the user in the ForecasterNotesDisplay or in BulletinBoard(Plus)
DEPRECATED sinds 2015.02. If any 'eventCode' is configured, a notifications only pop ups if a message with this code arrives. ExpiryTime configured at this place is always ignored
Since 2015.02 If any 'eventCodeId' is configured, a notifications only pop ups if a message with this code arrives.
Settings for finding of a free port to create PiService
port number to start the searching from
last port number for searching
Open most recent current forecast and adjust system time
Open most recent forecast and adjust system time
Open last forecast for selection
Set system time to last available
Export the time series, selected in the Explorer filters, to the chosen file format
Deletes the local datastore. Not visible in DDA mode
Used for sorting the parameter list.
Specifies how the parameter list must be sorted: default (as configured in
Parameters.xml) or by name.
Since 2014.02. FEWS-11939. Flexible CSV file format where the columns have to be specified in the 'table' element. This export type is available for and can be used multiple times as interactive time series export format
Obsolete, not supported any more
Obsolete, not supported any more
Obsolete, not supported any more
Obsolete, not supported any more
Since 2022.02. FEWS-27628. Table layout description to specify column types of temporary import for CSV format
Since 2016.01 #66715. When users don't have this permission unreliable values can not be exported
Since 2016.01 #66715. When users don't have this permission doubtful values can not be exported
Fully qualifying name of a Java class that implements a time series serializer
interface.
Directory with jar files and optionally native dlls. When not specified the
bin dir and class loader of FEWS is used.
When specified the java class is executed in a private class loader, it will not use any
jar in the FEWS bin dir. Only one class loader is created per binDir
, adapters should still not use static variables
File filter extension expected by serializer.
Indicates if this export format can export unreliable values. Defaults to false
Since 2010.02, Properties that are passed to the serializer. Very few external third party serializer need additional configuration. See documentation of the external third party serializer you are using.
This time zone offset will be used for the date and time in the export
This time zone will be used for the date and time in the export
Missing value definition for this time series. Defaults to NaN if not defined.
Since 2014.02. FEWS-11939. Table layout description to specify column types of export format
Since 2017.01 Applies only to time series that are associated with a time series value enumeration (see Parameters.xsd). If this option is true, then the enumeration
label is written to the file, and not the numerical value . Please note that this option is only applicable to those file formats where time series values can be stored as
strings, for example CSV formats
Since 2015.02. Location, Parameter or Qualifier attribute that can be used for export. Specification is needed to include it in the data available for export
Time Series Dialog
time series lister
Shows the tabular config files associated to the data viewer (explorer) selection
plot overview
documents
topology tree
topology diagram
forecast management
workflow navigator
Since 2014.02
Since 2015.02 attribute filter
Since 2015.02 interval statistics
Since 2019.01 forecast product info
Since 2018.02 Web Browser Display using JCEF (Chromium Embedded)
Since 2021.01
Since 2022.01
Since 2023.01
If true, an icon 'pause' or 'go' appears to the left of system time in the Explorer status bar. Toggle this icon to stop or start automatic adjusting of system time
Indicates if the system time should be paused after Fews start up. Default false
The global default color scheme, by default this is the first color scheme defined in the ColorSchemes.xml. If a user has not previously selected a color scheme, and is not part of a usergroup for which a different color scheme is defined, this color scheme is used by FEWS on start-up. If this is set to "no color scheme", FEWS will start with no color scheme applied.
Defines a default color scheme for a certain user group. If a user in this group starts FEWS, and has not selected a different color scheme in a previous session, this color scheme will be used.
The id of the user group for which the default color scheme is to be applied.
The id of the color scheme which is to be used as the default color scheme for this user group. If this is set to "no color scheme", FEWS will apply no color scheme for this group (by default).
Task in the toolbar, or in the menu Tools, or in both
Sub menu containing explorerTasks and/or sub menus
caption to display in the sub menu item
All the time series icons always represent the current situation. This is the default
The external historical time series icons always represent the situation from the time of creation of a snapshot stored in the central database. This snapshot is updated with a special workflow. When the configured view period in the filters goes back far in time updating the status info on the map and data viewer will take a long time and cause a huge load in the central database when using DDA.
localDataStore snapshot
Full path to the snapshot file
If download is enabled then the localDataStore can be replaced with the snapshot specified with 'file' . The downloading can be started using menu File
Since 2019.02 The type of the button added to the toolbar. A button of type icon will use the configured iconFile or the default icon if no icon is configured. A button of type text will use the name of the task.