Within InfoWorks ICM, scenarios are a useful way of creating options, testing different network configurations and undertaking sensitivity analysis. However, once created and no longer needed, there is no easy way to delete them en masse. It is possible to delete them one by one using the ‘Manage Scenarios’ tool and it is also possible to write an SQL which deletes a list of multiple pre-defined scenarios. Both of these approaches are time consuming.
There is a quicker, neater way of deleting all scenarios other than the base network by using Ruby Scripting within the user interface. The ruby script will take the form of the below text:-
net=WSApplication.current_network
net.scenarios do |s|
if s!=’Base’
net.delete_scenario(s)
end
end
The script is written in Ruby language within a text editor and needs to be saved as a file with extension type .rb. Once this is created, you can open the network of choice and go to Network->Run Ruby Script and navigate to the location of the Ruby script. This will then run the Ruby Script. Once run, the Ruby script will appear within the list of recent scripts. The Ruby script can also be associated with a custom action.
Ruby Scripting can be used within the user interface to manipulate data within the network, within the Open Data Import/Export Centres to filter and adjust import fields and also with ICM Exchange, the InfoWorks ICM API. For more information on the Ruby scripting, particularly scripts that can be run within the InfoWorks ICM user interface then please contact the support team at support@innovyze.com.
