The Selection Sets Manager allows you to create, edit, and navigate to selection sets. The Selection Sets Manager consists of a toolbar and a list pane, which displays all of the selection sets that are associated with the current hydraulic model.

You can sort the selection set manager by clicking the Label column header. The initial click will sort in ascending order. A subsequent click will sort in ascending order.

The toolbar contains the following buttons:

You can view the properties of a selection in the Property Editor by right-clicking the selection set in the list pane and selecting Properties from the shortcut menu.

To view elements in a Selection Set

You use the Network Navigator to view the elements that make up a selection set.

1. Open the Network Navigator by selecting Analysis > Analysis Views > Network Navigator.
2. Select a selection set from the Selection Set drop-down list. The elements in the selection set appear in the Network Navigator.

To Create a Selection Set from a Selection

You create a new selection set by selecting elements in your model.

1. Select all of the elements you want in the selection set by either drawing a selection box around them or by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking each one in turn.
2. When all of the desired elements are highlighted, right-click and select Create Selection Set.
3. Type the name of the selection set you want to create, then click OK to create the new selection set. Click Cancel to close the dialog box without creating the selection set.
4. Alternatively, you can open the Selection Set manager and click the New button and select Create from Selection. The software prompts you to select one or more elements.

Create Selection Set Dialog Box

This dialog box opens when you create a new selection set. It contains the following field:

New Selection Set Name: Type the name of the new selection set.

To create a Selection Set from a Query

You create a dynamic selection set by creating a query-based selection set. A query-based selection set can contain one or more queries, which are valid SQL expressions.

1. In the Selection Sets Manager, click the New button and select Create from Query. The Selection by Query dialog box opens.
2. Available queries appear in the list pane on the left; queries selected to be part of the selection set appear in the list pane on the right. Use the arrow buttons in the middle of the dialog to add one or all queries from the Available Queries list to the Selected Queries list, or to remove queries from the Selected list. You can also double-click queries on either side of the dialog box to add them to or remove them from the selection set.

To add elements to a Selection Set

You can add a single or multiple elements to a static selection set.

1. Right-click the element to be added, then select Add to Selection Set from the shortcut menu.
2. In the Add to Selection Set dialog box, select the selection set to which you want to add the element.
3. Click OK to close the dialog box and add the element to the selected selection set. Click Cancel to close the dialog box without creating the selection set.

To add a group of elements to a static selection set all at once

1. Select all of the elements to be added by either drawing a selection box around them, or by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking each one in turn.
2. When all of the desired elements are highlighted, right-click and select Add to Selection Set.
3. In the Add to Selection Set dialog box, select the selection set to which you want to add the element.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box and add the element to the selected selection set. Click Cancel to close the dialog box without creating the selection set.

To Add To Selection Set Dialog Box

This dialog box opens when you select the Add to Selection Set command. It contains the following field:

Add To: Selects the selection set to which the currently highlighted element or elements will be added.

To remove elements from a Selection Set

You can easily remove elements from a static selection set in the Selection Set Element Removal dialog box.

1. Display the Selection Sets Manager by selecting Home > Selection Sets or clicking the Selection Sets button on the View toolbar.
2. In the Selection Sets Manager, select the desired selection set then click the Edit button.
3. In the Selection Set Element Removal dialog box, find the element you want to remove in the table. Select the element label or the entire table row, then click the Delete button.
4. Click OK.

Selection Set Element Removal Dialog Box

This dialog opens when you click the edit button from the Selection Sets manager. It is used to remove elements from the selection set that is highlighted in the Selection Sets Manager when the Edit button is clicked.