General Tab

The General Tab for the Compare Report Properties displays the required settings for a Compare Report. The following fields are displayed on the Compare Report List Tab:

  • CompareID. The Compare Report identifier.

  • Description. Text description of the Compare Report.

  • MPI. Identifies the minutes per interval (MPI) of the Comparison data (5, 10, 15, 30, 60, Daily).

  • Date Range. Identifies the date range for the comparison. Drop down values in this cell allow the user to define the date range. Date range options include the following:

    • Today. Compares the data on the current date.

    • Short Term. Compares the data based on the short-term forecast date range.

    • Current Week. Compares the data over the current calendar week.

    • Current Month. Compares the data over the current calendar month.

    • Prior Month. Compares the data over the prior calendar month.

    • Last Week. Compares the data over the prior calendar week.

    • Last 7 Day. Compares the data over the prior 7 days.

    • Last 14 Day. Compares the data over the prior 14 days.

    • Month to Date. Compares the data over the current month up to the current date.

    • Year to Date. Compares the data over the current year up to the current date.

    • Custom. Compares the data based on the Start Date and End Date selection range.

    • Automatic-Union. Compares the data for all days for which at least one contributor has data.

    • Automatic-Intersect. Compares the data for all days for which all contributors have data.

    • Relative. Compares the data based on the Relative Start and Relative End values.

  • Start Date. This setting is used in conjunction with the Date Range, Custom, setting. The Start Date defined by the user for the Custom Date Range.

  • End Date. This setting is used in conjunction with the Date Range, Custom, setting. The End Date defined by the user for the Custom Date Range.

  • Relative Start Date. This setting is used in conjunction with the Date Range, Relative, setting. The number of days from the current day to start the. A negative number indicates days prior to the current day.

  • Relative End Date. This setting is used in conjunction with the Date Range, Relative, setting. The number of days from the current day to end the compare. . A negative number indicates days prior to the current day.

  • Use Load Control Data. If this field is selected, data marked as load control is used when calculating statistics for the compare report. If it is not selected, data marked as load control is not used in calculations.

  • Use Load Event Data. If this field is selected, data marked as load event is used when calculating statistics for the compare report. If it is not selected, data marked as load event is not used in calculations.

  • Use Bad Data. If this field is selected, data marked as bad is used when calculating statistics for the compare report. If it is not selected, data marked as bad is not used in calculations.

  • Use Incomplete Data. If this field is selected, data marked as incomplete is used when calculating statistics for the compare report. If it is not selected, data marked as incomplete is not used in calculations.

  • Use Filled Data. If this field is selected, data marked as filled is used when calculating statistics for the compare report. If it is not selected, data marked as filled is not used in calculations.