WEPS users, reviewers, testers, etc:

This is the second in-house build release (2008-07-14) since the
first official NRCS release build (2007-12-26), of the WEPS 1.0 interface and science model. 

Some issues addressed since the original 2007-12-26 release are:
2008-07-14 updates

1. Fixed problem causing STIR report to hang interface when a single year rotation was run.
2. Changed the configuration file arrangement to use a "system" configuration file and a "user" configuration file.
3. Made "system", "user" and "log" file/paths be specifiable from the commandline.
4. Fixed bug leaving "*.ldb" files remaining after closing WEPS.
5. Added keyboard shortcuts to the file dropdowns in MCREW.
6. Added ability to hide the "P" and "T" buttons on the main WEPS screen.
7. Added SCI to WEPS Summary Report.
8. Added file dropdown support to main WEPS screen for the management and soil fields.
9. Fixed scroll wheel for WEPS Reports.
10. Added online and tooltip help support to WEPS Reports.
11. Fixed "water erosion" units display and number of significant digits to show.
12. Added "Run Location" column to WMRM.
13. Added latest list of NRCS crops and operations.

2008-05-21 updates
1. Improvements made to the NRCS XML (skel) to MCREW management file format converter.
2. Updated list of wind barriers and associated documentation with input from NRCS.
3. Added more robust support for multiple soil (SSURGO) databases.
4. Updated both SWEEP and WEPS User Guides.
5. Added printing and WEPS Run delete support to WEPS Multiple Run Manager (WMRM).
6. Added NRCS Soil Conditioning Index and STIR report to WEPS (output available when run in NRCS mode).
7. Added dropdown choice lists to MCREW for selection of management operations and crops/residue.
8. Added the ability for MCREW to have additional, user-selectable columns display in the table view.
9. Added more edit/view/hide configuration controls to the MCREW table view and the drilldown screens.
10. Added max/min limits to the input parameter fields in SWEEP.
11. Added the ability to read from zipped files as if they were regular directories.
12. Added an option to the Project menu to export (copy or move) a WEPS run to another location.
13. A simpler to use single-project mode for WEPS has been implemented (but not yet enabled for general use).
14. Updated with latest NRCS list of operation and crop database records.
15. Changed the default WEPS Run Location to be in the user's My Documents directory for NRCS.
16. Added some options to speed up Yield Calibration Runs (not yet enabled by default).
17. Additional cligen stations added for western U.S.

Additional SWEEP and WEPS interface and science bug fixes not enumerated here.

July 14, 2008

Larry E. Wagner