This category contains options that relate to backup, recovery and legacy import issues:
Enable auto backup/recovery: Enables the automatic backup/recovery function.
Enable auto-run backup/recovery: Enable or disable PSCAD backup of run files as you are running a simulation.
Run backup frequency [s]: Specify the frequency of backing up project and workspace files.
Backup folder: Specify a folder, to which the backed up files will be saved.
Backup frequency [s]: The time in seconds between each backup of the file being worked on.
Global substitution values: PSCAD v4.x does not support multiple global substitution sets. Use this option to choose which single set to save with the project.
Parameter/port to import/export tag name: When this setting is enabled, all case mismatches between module parameters and ports and their corresponding import or export tags will be detected and corrected. In past versions, name matching was case insensitive due to the case insensitivity of the Fortran language. However, other programming languages, such as C, are case sensitive, which is the reason for the change.
Obsolete 'datatap2' components: When this application option is selected, PSCAD will replace any existing obsolete ‘datatap2’ components with their modern equivalent, and issue a navigable message so that each replacement in the project can be manually checked. This is an important step, as the actual coordinate of the ‘datatap2’ signal will be shifted by one grid point (down and to the left) on the Schematic canvas, so as to accommodate the ‘datatap’ component. This may lead to signal source contention errors that should, for the most part, be detected by the compiler when you build the case.
Obsolete #DEFINE directives: When this setting is enabled, all obsolete #DEFINE script directives will be replaced by corresponding, updated syntax (i.e. #LOCAL) on project import or load. This also includes #DEFINE FUNCTION and #DEFINE SUBROUTINE statements (will be changed to #FUNCTION and #SUBROUTINE respectively). Note that this setting can have detrimental effects on import/load speed. Enable only when necessary.
Illegal characters in script segments: When enabled, this option will ensure that apostrophes ('), existing in component definition script segments, are replaced by underscores (_). This is a necessary replacement, the apostrophe character is illegal for use in XML.
Prompt when file requires changes: Prompts when the a file is loaded legacy import options finds an issue that needs to be repaired.
Action on disabled module parameters: Select an action to take when loading projects that contain modules with disabled parameters. Please see the Important Points of Note section of the What's New in PSCAD V5 topic, before adjusting this option.