Case Information Displays: Colors and Cell Styles

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The case information displays distinguish data field types by text color and cell style. Most of the entries on the case information display are colored using the following color convention. These colors can be customized using the Case Information Displays tab on theSimulation Options Display, which can be invoked by selecting  Simulator Options from the Case Options ribbon group on the Options ribbon tab. Simulator Options is also available on the Tools and Case Information ribbon tabs.

 

There are three types of data fields:

Standard Fields Fields that cannot be modified directly from the case information display are colored black by default.

Enterable Fields Fields that can be modified are colored navy blue by default. When selected, a cell containing an enterable field will display a tiny filled square in its bottom right corner. This box is called a cell.

Toggleable Fields Fields whose values can be toggled are colored green by default. The values contained in toggleable fields are modified by double left-clicking on them or selecting the possible entries from the drop-down or dialog that becomes available when single left-clicking on the field. Like cells in enterable fields, cells in toggleable fields display a cell handle when selected.

Besides indicating field type, color coding is also used to highlight violations of branch flow, generator MW or MVR output, and bus voltage constraints. Fields that are either at a limit or violating a limit are colored red by default. This, too, is configurable from the Case Information Displays tab on Simulation Options Display.