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Message list
Dimensioning can produce four types of status messages displayed in the message list below the network diagram; essential
characteristics of these messages have already been described in the section Message list (Network design user interface Æ Message
list).

Above the list, the total number of messages available is displayed and an icon also indicates the status of all messages.

„ Circuits are contained in the projects which were not or cannot be checked (e.g. unloaded circuits).

„ There are errors in the project.

„ All circuits were checked and there are no faulty circuits. Warnings, notes and dimensioning errors are not
separately recorded and associated to this node.

„ Primarily, the icon for circuits which were not or cannot be checked will be displayed here.
„ If there are no such circuits, the "error" icon will be displayed.
„ If there are no errors either, the network diagram will be classified as OK with a green checkmark.
„ However, possibly existing warnings, info messages and dimensioning errors will be ignored. This means they must be checked in
the list itself and followed up and/or corrected by appropriate action in the configuration itself.

In the list itself, the following icons are displayed which indicate the kind or status of the problem or error involved:

„ General messages and information is displayed ifcircuits are contained in the projects which were not or cannot be
checked (e.g. unloaded circuits).

„ Error messages result in the abortion of the calculation/dimensioning process. This means these errors must be
corrected by changing the arrangement of elements or by changing property settings (on the left of the network
diagram) or in the equipmenet dialogue of the respective element in such a way that dimensioning is then possible.

„ Warning messages indicate that default settings or standards have not been observed. This means that a
dimensioning run was performed, but it must be ensured that the additional requirements as detailed in the existing
warning messages are met. Therefore, the user should solve the existing problems by changing the configuration or
the settings.

„ Dimensioning errors indicate an unsuccessful dimensioning process. Here, it is also necessary to change the
configuration and the settings to make dimensioning possible.
The reason for such dimensioning errors may as well be the error messages listed, for example, if the transformer
capacity is not sufficient, or a suitable switching device was not found.

„ Information messages contain general information or hints on the elements and thus support the user in checking his
configuration, e.g. with regard to completeness.

Apart from the icon which indicates the status of the message, the
„ designation of the respective element
„ and the message text
are displayed.

„ When a message is selected in the message list, the graphic of the network diagram focuses on this element and it is pre-selected.

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„ If several messages exist for one element, they are highlighted in grey in the message list as soon as one of these messages or the
element in the network diagram has been selected.

Double-clicking on the message opens the equipment dialogue of the respective element for a fast correction of the faulty state.

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