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StateDMI / Command / CheckCropCharacteristics

Overview

The CheckCropCharacteristics command (for StateCU) checks the crop characteristics data for problems. The command should usually be used with a WriteCheckFile command at the end of a command file.

Command Editor

The following dialog is used to edit the command and illustrates the command syntax.

CheckCropCharacteristics

CheckCropCharacteristics Command Editor (see also the full-size image)

Command Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

CheckCropCharacteristics(Parameter="Value",...)

Command Parameters

Parameter             Description Default          
ID The name of the crop(s) to check. Use * to match a pattern. None – must be specified.
IfNotFound One of the following:
  • Fail – generate a failure message if the identifier is not matched
  • Ignore – ignore (don’t generate a message) if the identifier is not matched
  • Warn – generate a warning message if the identifier is not matched
 Warn

Examples

See the automated tests.

The following example command file illustrates how crop characteristics can be defined, checked, and written to a StateCU file:

StartLog(LogFile="Crops_CCH.StateDMI.log")
#
# StateDMI commands to create the Rio Grande Crop Characteristics File
#
# History:
#
# 2004-03-16 Steven A. Malers, RTi  Initial version using StateDMI.
# 2007-04-22 SAM, RTi               Use new directory structure, current
#                                   software and HydroBase.
#
# Step 1 - read data from HydroBase
#
# Read the general TR-21 characteristics first and then override with Rio Grande
# data.
ReadCropCharacteristicsFromHydroBase(CUMethod="BLANEY-CRIDDLE_TR-21")
ReadCropCharacteristicsFromHydroBase(CUMethod="BLANEY-CRIDDLE_RIO_GRANDE")
#
# Step 2 - adjust crop characteristics if needed
#    No resets are needed.
#
# Step 3 - write the file
#
WriteCropCharacteristicsToStateCU(OutputFile="rg2007.cch")
#
# Check the results
#
CheckCropCharacteristics(ID="*")
WriteCheckFile(OutputFile="rg2007.cch.check.html")

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