Field builders

Within the input tables and scenario item editor, tools are included to help with formatting of values specific to the field. For example, some fields accept one or more of the following:

• Step functions (typically capacity-cost pairs)
• Distributions, such as N(5,2)
• Time units, such as 2.5 Day or 30 Minute
• Input pipes and domain sources
• Dates
• CO2

When a field supports one or more of these formats, a rich drop-down list is available that helps you define or select values in the correct format.