Review Results

After running simulations, Solar Advisor displays key metrics and a set of default graphs on the Results page:

•Review economic and performance metrics in the Metrics table:

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•Click Configure sliders to set up and display sliders that allow you to dynamically change the value of an input variable and observe the effects on tables and graphs. See Working with Sliders for details
•Click Display results to switch from viewing an input page to viewing results. Note that Solar Advisor will display results without running simulations whether or not any input values have changed since it last generated results.
•Click Export and view data to export data in different formats and view hourly performance data. See Exporting Data and Graphs, Viewing Time Series Data in DView, and Working with the Case Summary Spreadsheet for details.

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Getting Started Working with Graphs

Solar Advisor displays a set of standard graphs whenever you run simulations. You can add your own graphs, edit the default graphs, and delete graphs. See below to get started working with graphs. See Working with Graphs for details.

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Note. In some cases, Solar Advisor displays graphs and tables for the "base case." In the context of displaying results, the "base case" is the set of results for the current case calculated from only values from the input pages and ignoring any results from additional simulations for parametric, sensitivity, or other simulation configurations that involve sets of multiple inputs.

The graph lists and results tabs allow you to determine how data are displayed on the Results page:

•By default, Solar Advisor displays a set of four graphs on the Results page. You can display a single graph, or up to four graphs by clicking the graph images in the tray at the bottom of the page:

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•Right-click a graph to change its properties or export either an image of the graph or the graph data:

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•Click the Data Table tab to display the data for all graphs visible on the Results page. Click and drag the border above the tabs to expand the table:

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•Click the Base Case Cashflow tab to display the cash flow for the current case:

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