Using the Edit Grid
- Choose a tab to display data for Pipes, Tanks, End Pressures, Nodes, FCVs, PRVs, BPVs, Fixed Losses, Cv Values, Kv Values, Sprinklers K (Imperial), Sprinklers K (Metric), Orifices, Pumps (Fixed Flow), Pumps (Fixed Head) and Pumps (Curve).
- Select the cell that contains the data you want to edit.
- The Edit Grid can be over-typed and updated directly (changes are applied immediately).
Note: The changes will be applied immediately and the drawing will be updated. An Undo option is not available hence amendments cannot be cancelled; the original data must be re-entered.
Figure 103 The Edit Grid (in filter mode)
Item Selection:
Selecting a cell in the edit grid will highlight the row and highlight the item in the Drawing Pane.
To zoom to the highlighted item in the Drawing Pane:
When the Edit Grid: Zoom To configuration option is set to Single Click, selecting a cell or row in the edit grid will automatically zoom to the highlighted item.
When the Edit Grid: Zoom To configuration option is set to Double Click:
- Select a cell or row in the edit grid and click the Zoom to Highlighted item button, , on the tool bar, or
- Double click in a cell or the row header (the ID column) in the edit grid.
To de-select an item in the edit grid:
- Right click in the row header (the ID column), or
- Change to a different tab.
Filtering Items:
By default, the Edit Grid will display all the pipes and nodes in the current system. The Edit Grid can show a subset of the pipes and nodes in the system using one of the following two methods:
- Using the Filter to only show rows that match certain specified criteria. For example, the data shown on the Pipe Tab can be filtered by: Pipe ID, Pipe Name, Nominal Size, Material/Sch., Diameter, Roughness or length.
When a filter has been applied, the items displayed in the Edit Grid will also be selected in the Drawing Pane.
Note: When closing the Edit Grid after applying a filter, the items displayed in the Edit Grid will remain selected in the Drawing pane and the individual selection tool, , will be enabled thereby enabling the selection to be refined using the network diagram.
- Select the required items in the Drawing Pane (using the group, , or individual, , selection tools) and then Click the Edit Network Data tool button to display the Edit Grid. Only the selected items will be displayed in the Edit Grid.
Note: The filter by criteria capability is not available when the Edit Grid is opened when items are selected in the Drawing Pane.
Updating Items:
Data in the Edit Grid can be updated by selecting individual cells and editing the value directly. Alternatively, multiple rows can be amended as a group, in a single operation, by selecting an item to be updated from the drop down list, entering a value to ‘Set’, and clicking the ‘Update Rows’ button.