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The Case Information Toolbar Set and Columns Menus display the identical options as shown in the Set/Toggle/Columns menu of the case information display local menu. This is depicted in the figure below. The options are described below the figure.
Toggle
This option will be available for fields that are toggleable. The number and type of options available will change depending on the type of field being toggled. Some fields simply allow toggling between two YES/NO, TRUE/FALSE, or CLOSED/OPEN entries, while others allow a much larger list of choices. The toggle entries on the toolbar menus are used to toggle the field for all records.
Set All Values To
Click on this menu item to bring up a dialog which allows you to set all the values in a column to the same value. For instance you might change all the buses to have an angle of zero degrees.
A special trick that can be used in conjunction with this option is entering a string of the form "@variablename". When entering data into a field, if the string begins with the symbol @, then Simulator will parse the remaining part of the string to see if it matches one of the variable names associated with that type of object. Variable name strings are what are used in the Auxiliary File Format (see the list of fields in Data Argument List for Auxiliary Files). Essentially this trick allows you to copy one column to another column. Using this trick, you could change the set-point voltage of all the generators in the case to be equal to the terminal bus voltage of the generator.
There is also an option on this dialog to choose to Scale and Shift Numeric Value, if the column clicked on is a numeric field. (This was added in Version 23, build on May 24, 2023) When choosing this enter a value for the Scale and Shift and the resulting value for the field will be set to OldValue*Scale + Shift.
Set All Values To Field
Click on this menu item to bring up a dialog which allows you to select a field of this record type and then set all the values in a column to the this field. For instance you might change all the generator setpoint voltage to be equal to their present regulated bus voltage. This represents a user-interface method of employing the special trick using the "@variablename" string as discussed in the Set All Value To comments above.
Select Column(s)
Use this option to quickly select entire columns in the grid. First highlight the cells of a single record for the columns you wish to highlight, and then choose this option to highlight the entire column.
Select Row(s)
Use this option to quickly select entire columns in the grid. First highlight the cells of a single record for the columns you wish to highlight, and then choose this option to highlight the entire column.
Get Column Metrics
This option allows you to compute the metrics for the selected column. Choosing Get Column Metrics from the local menu will bring the Grid Metrics Dialog. This option is only available for columns whose content is numeric.
Contour Column
Use the Contour Column local menu option to contour a column of the list display. Choosing Contour Column from the local menu will open the Contour Column Dialog.
Plot Column(s)
Select this option to plot the values in any selected columns.