Load a Product from the Product Inventory

Purpose:

This task shows how to use the Load Mode menu for loading a single older product from the AWIPS database inventory in the main display panel.

Tasks:

 

  1. From the Scale menu, select WFO.
  2. From the Radar menu, select 0.5 Reflectivity.
  3. Step through the frames of data using the left and right arrows on the keyboard, and note the default Load Mode is Valid time seq in the upper left part of the CAVE toolbar.
  4. Swap panels with an empty side panel or clear the display with the Clear button on the CAVE toolbar.
  5. From the Load Mode menu, select Inventory.                                                                                              Inventory otption selected from the load mode pull-down menu
  6. From the Radar menu, select 0.5 Reflectivity.
  7. From the “Select Forecast and Inventory Time” GUI, select a volume scan time from the Inventory Time list and left-click on the OK button.                                                                                                                                          Inventory time selection window
  8. Task Complete!