Version History¶
233 [07Jun21]¶
ALL VERSIONS
Several UI updates; smoother loading of Navigator
Smart filter box color changed to dull orange - throughout the application
Excel export formatting improvement
- GDXDiff imports files when Diff is requested and works much faster
No need to import GDX files via Tools menu
Added support for the following TIMES attributes: ACT_FLO, CM_GHGMAP, NCAP_BPME, NCAP_CDME, NCAP_CEH, NCAP_CLAG, NCAP_ISPCT, RCAP_BLK
ADVANCED VERSION
Report creation process smoother
231 [17Apr21]¶
ALL VERSIONS
Several UI updates on Start page and run mananger
Bulk CSV export faster
Debug: GAMS instructions were not being written to RUN and DD files
More layout changes are being saved in Appdata folder
Item Details in context menu along with ExRes
Parametric scenarios not imported in batch sync
Application reopens the modules that were open at the time of closing
Any GDX file can be used in reference section (only those produced on the current machine were usable earlier)
Tools menu - option added to open the folder with application error logs
ADVANCED VERSION
Major update in default layout of Reports
230 [31Mar21]¶
ALL VERSIONS
In pivot grids, elements are displayed for dimensions that are in the aggregated section, and have single items.
Batch SYNC option available on Start page
Backup and Restore state options added in Model menu
Default layout settings enhanced (further) for pivot grids in all modules
227 [12Mar21]¶
ALL VERSIONS
Default layout settings enhanced for pivot grids in all modules
Layouts can be saved with names in Browse
225 [05Mar21]¶
ALL VERSIONS
Automatic import of data GDX discontinued
Dbl-click on data values inserted by Veda shows appropriate messages
Veda checks for a healthy version of Excel on the machine
Windows alert sound while reading Excel files suppressed
Default layout improved in all pivot grids
Layout can be saved with names in Browse
Item details pivot layout is saved, like ExRES
219 [20Feb21]¶
ALL VERSIONS
License and maintenance status reflect on the main form
Application version displayed on bottom right of the screen (not on the title of main form anymore)
localhost version should work on some machines where it did not
Results: View names QC for characters that are not permissible as Excel sheet names
Results: Close all button added
Results: views can be exported to CSV without loading into pivot grids
several enhancements on GDX reference forms (Run manager)
Debug: “too many clients” error when writing a large number of DD files (DD writing more efficient)
Debug: sub-totals were appearing after some pivoting operations
ACADEMIC/STANDARD/ADVANCED
Scenario groups (from Run manager) available to filter scenarios in Browse (like process/commodity sets)
213 [25Jan21]¶
Debug: ExRes layout
Run manager: Filter added for GDX file lists
Major efficiency improvement in Results refresh
Right-click option to see Item details from Items lists, set browser, and set editor.
Commgrp handling for NCAP_AFC
Added a few process sub-types
Default TS for STG_CHRG = ANNUAL
Added a few missing attributes and set TS_OFF
205 [06Jan21]¶
Bugfix: user-defined sets, as set specification for other set, were not working in the new sets editor functionality.
Bugfix: BRATIO under properties in Run manager was an integer field; it is now text so that it can be left blank.
Browse enhancement: “Select in list” option on right-click in pivot grid, to select items in the filter lists.
ExRes: layout and filters are saved.
Pop-ups from the auxiliary EXEs, after run completion, have been suppressed.
202 [25Dec20]¶
Veda.FrontEnd.exe has been renamed as Veda2.0.exe
Sets Browser: Processes and Commodities on different tabs
Batch export: Results.xlsx file has a time stamp and opens on creation
Pivot Grids enhancement: Page field dimensions where items are being aggregated are higlighted with an orange line
Subtotals option available in pivot grids
New functionality Information - Model - Manage duplicates: shows duplicate declarations of processes/commodities
Tools menu has a new item Sets, with browser and editor as sub-menus
Sets editor: a major new functionality that allows interactive creation/editing/copying of sets. Definitions in Excel file are updated seamlessly.
197 [12Dec20]¶
Attribute RFCmd_bot added to introduce GAMS commands at the bottom of RUN files
Element descriptions on mouseover in Results pivot grids
196 [06Dec20]¶
Bugfix: Information - Model - tag details had duplication
RFCmd* and SFCmd* attributes can introduce GAMS code in RUN and DD files
Run manager: New menu item “Reorder scenarios” that makes it easier to manage scenario groups
Start page: Right click on a folder to remove it from “New” section
Information - TIMES attributes updated to the current version of documentation
194 [02Dec20]¶
Bugfix: using ENDYEAR with the new ~Milestoneyears tag was producing a “0” in list of periods
Bugfix: resolved duplication in commodity-only attributes from SubRES
Results - update Excel
All SET COM entries appear in BASE.DD
Adding windows info in error log
Results will automatically read Sets definition file (on launch) if it has been modified
Veda_SnT to Excel migration.xlsm handles possible duplication in Setrules table of Veda_SnT.MDB
NSV candidates reporting improved; Open File button added
Arrow keys supported in PivotGrid
189 [21Nov20]¶
Bugfix: Processes no longer required to be in .VDS files
Bugfix: TS filtering (year2=0/1) was not able to ignore records that came from BASE
Dummy UC variables not created for non-binding constraints
Browse: Proc/comm units are displayed along with description on mouseover
Results: chart window visibility saved with view layout
Attribute master: Timeseries cell is green for attributes that are interpolated/extrapolated by default
Results: Cancel button to interrupt processing
No limit on length of model folder name
Disabled default loading of DemoS_012 model
Units handling in Results [See ~UnitConversion table on Defaults sheet in SysSettings - DemoS models]
182 [07Nov20]¶
Bugfix: bilateral trade processes with reg1=reg2 were getting deleted.
Bugfix: Parametric scenario selection was ignored while editing multiple cases.
Bugfix: RunManager layout changes were problematic; can restore default settings now.
GamsWrk files (*.VD, .LST, .GDX and QACheck) can be browsed and deleted using Model -> Manage disc space -> Text files, or the Text icon on Start page.
Check introduced to trap GAMS path with spaces.
Run manager now reports key solution metrics after runs finish.
178 [28Oct20]¶
Added validations for Gams source folder selected for cases.
ExRes works from pivot grid in Results.
Sets file appears on Navigator and shows its Sync status.
SysSettings, BY-Tans and Sets files will be synced if inConsistent, without selecting any other file.
~MileStoneYears table supports a new column “type”, which can be used to declare an “EndYear” for each period specification. The milestone years don’t need any value in this column.
More tags, like FI_Process/Comm included in Information-Model tags.
Seed values for UPD,MIG,FILL tags are based on a two-level sorting: If Scenario B looks for seed values that exist in SubRES S, and scenarios A and C, then the value from scenario A will be selected.
173 [20Oct20]¶
New feature: Tools - Sync AppData folder, to import/export results table definitions, scenario groups and cases from other users.
New feature: Direct specification of MILESTONEYEARS via new tags ~MileStoneYears and ~EndYear (optional), in SysSettings.
172 [16Oct20]¶
Bugfix: Results - batch export Excel file was locked in some cases.
Bugfix: Sync froze if SysSettings did not generate any records.
GAMS output had stopped appearing in CMD window for GAMS version 32+.
Handled the case where Sets col is blank in FI_Process/Comm tables. Defaults PRE/NRG apply.
UPD, MIG and FILL tags can handle complex operands now (*-1, *0,25, for example)
168 [10Oct20]¶
Bugfix: all but BY templates turned “not imported” after renaming scenario files.
Licensing included.
Veda_SnT to Excel migration.xlsm updated.
Start page now includes Recent and New models, and Veda News (pulled from the Internet).
Dummy commodities for UCs can be used in CSET_CN col of TFM tables.
GDX and VD manual import - Default folder location from Model settings.
TFM_DINS tables support UC_N col.
TS_filter col supported in TFM_INS-TS.
Multiple result views are exported on different sheets of a single Excel file.
No empty cells in Row header section of Excel export.
161 [24Sep20]¶
Bugfix: Process column was not showing the right values in AttributeMaster.
“Add new” button added in “Model” menu.
Delete for saved layouts of Results added on UserOptions form.
159 [19Sep20]¶
Results: Tool tip on scenario list: Date | VD file path | Model | User | Study.
Results: Unsaved tabs named with time stamp.
Bugfix: GAMS root settings were not being saved in some cases.
UI refinements in Run Manager, Navigator and Attributes master.
Known bug: Add dimension combo on Browse gets duplicate entries.
155 [13Sep20]¶
Combos for scenario groups on run manager, and on case definition form, now work as a filter box.
Multiple cases can be edited together.
Close button added on Sync feedback form.
Dependency check form debugged.
Attribute master revamped.
154 [08Sep20]¶
bugfix: Trade processes with multiple commodity types were getting multiple PCGs. Now they are assigned in the following priority order: DEM - MAT - NRG - ENV - FIN.
Performance improvement in AVA-C processing.
Sets browser introduced under Tools menu.
Model tags details enhanced (under Information - Model menu).
152 [05Sep20]¶
bugfix: TFM_AVA-C had introduced case-sensitivity in commodities.
batch export (CSV and Excel) for Results
All layout changes in Results, Navigator and Run manager are retained, across Veda updates as well.
148 [29Aug20]¶
TFM_AVA-C supported
User-defined CG recognized as valid commodity names by Veda (no implications on DD files)
UI enhancement in Results
Indication when sets selected in results tables have common elements
<Model>Appdatafolder has priority over the Resource folder for solver options files
145 [25Aug20]¶
bugfix: * as the first character in PSET_PN was ignoring rows in TFM_PSET; it applies only to SetName col.
Several UI improvements
Configuration of the dimension lists in Results section is saved
143 over 139 [22Aug20]¶
Several UI changes in Run manager and Results
Icon on “New” button in navigator
gams check disabled for now
QC on length of case names
GAMS option RESLIM added under properties on Run manager
Toggle name/desc in pivot grid (process, commodity, attribute, uc; proc/comm sets pending)
backup xls files before conversion to xlsx/m
on double click in items list opens the definition in Excel
Veda tag information added for set definition tags