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Service Hydrologist Information Management System

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Hardware/Software Configuration

4. Upgrade Installation Steps

5. Starting SHIMS

6. Viewing the Forecast Point Summary Display

7. Viewing and Editing Forms

7.1.1 Location Form - Page 1

7.1.2 Location Form - Page 2

7.2.1 River Gage Form - Page 1

7.2.2 River Gage Form - Page 2

7.3.1 Forecast Point Form - Page 1

7.3.2 Forecast Point Form - Page 2

7.3.3 Forecast Point Form - Page 3

7.4 Reservoir Form

7.5 RiverPro Form

7.6 Site-Specific Form

8. Viewing and Editing Tables

9. Generating Reports

10. Running Utilities

11. Exiting SHIMS

12. Trouble Shooting

APPENDICES A. Data Field Descriptions

I. Main Screen

II. Summary Screen

III. Location Form

IV. River Gage Form

V. Forecast Point Form

VI. Reservoir Form

VII. RiverPro Form

VIII. Site-Specific Form

B. Valid Entries for Select Fields

C. Sample Reports

D. Sample RiverPro Product

E. SHIMS Database Structure

F. SHIMS Files

11. EXITING SHIMS

This menu option allows the user to exit the SHIMS application or to exit SHIMS momentarily
in order to access Paradox directly.

To access Paradox directly from within the SHIMS application, click on Paradox, and then
Yes.  To exit SHIMS and return to the operating system, click on Exit, and then Yes. For
both cases, all data will have been saved before leaving SHIMS.


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