Data File Index

Data File Attributes

NameUnitsDefault ValueValidation RuleDescription
Base Year-2In (2,3)Base year for mapping data from a file with month, day and period but no year
Datetime Convention-0In (0,1)Convention used when reading DATETIME.
Decimal Places-0>=0Number of decimal places in output written to text files
Downscaling Method--1In (-1,0,1,2)Method used to downscale data e.g. from 5-minute to hourly resolution.
EnabledYes/No0In (0,-1)If the Data File is enabled for build in the next pass
Growth Period-4In (1,3,4,7)Cycle over which the growth algorithm matches energy targets (year, quarter, month, day)
Historical Period Type-2In (2,3)Take samples at each of these period types
Historical SamplingYes/No0In (0,-1)Sample data from this file between the Year From and Year To
Historical Year Ending-12Between 1 And 12Month that years end in the historical data
Historical Year From-0>=0First year read for historical sampling
Historical Year Start-0>=0Start year for historical sampling within the range Year From and Year To
Historical Year To-0>=0Last year read for historical sampling
Locale-0>=0The numeric index of the locale that should be used to read the file.
Method-1In (0,1,2,3)Method used to align maximum and energy values
Missing Value Method-0In (0,1,2)Method used to fill missing values when reading Data Files
Periods per Day-0Between 0 And 86400Number of periods per day for Data Files using the Period column
Relative Growth at Min%0Relative growth at the lowest end of the LDC for Method = Quadratic
Shape Distortion-0>=0Distortion of the original duration curve shape as a function of the difference in maximum and energy growth rates.
Time Shifth0Number of hours to shift data in time when interpreting dates where a positive value means the data are from a time zone that is behind the 'reference' time zone.
Upscaling Method--1In (-1,0,1,2)Method used to upscale data e.g. from hourly to 5-minute resolution.
Week Beginning-0Between -1 And 7Start day for mapping file data to weeks (0=automatic, 1-7=weekday, -1=hydro weeks)

Data File Input Properties

NameUnitsMulti-bandDefault ValueValidation RuleKey PropertyDescription
Base Profile-False0FalseBase profile for use in creating new profiles
Energy-False0FalseEnergy of the created profile
Filename-True0FalseData file used in the simulation
HolidayYes/NoTrue0In (0,-1)FalseFlag for holiday period that must be preserved
Max Value-False1E+30FalseMaximum value allowed after application of the growing algorithm.
Maximum-False0FalseMaximum value of the created profile
Min Value-False-1E+30FalseMinimum value allowed after application of the growing algorithm.
Minimum-False0FalseMinimum value of the created profile