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Line 1: =Introduction= In this page we will look at labelling the messages layer outputted by TUFLOW, to help in identify issues with a TUFLOW model. The messages_P.shp file is written to the log directory,. ifIf this is not defined using the .tcf command <font color="blue"><tt>Log Folder </tt></font> <font color="red"><tt>==</tt></font><tt> <folder name></tt>, this will be in the same directory as the .tcf (typically TUFLOW\runs\).<br> In this page we cover labelling the messages in two different ways: * A single label style * Using classes which allows the check, warning and error messages ~~can~~to be labelled separately and with different label styles. =Basic= To label the entire layer including all check, warning and error messages:<br> Line 13: <br> <li>Open the layer properties, by right clicking on the layer in the table of contents and selecting properties. Navigate to the '''Labels''' Tab, set the desired label style and placement.<br> '''Tip:''' It may be necessary to allow overlapping labels in the placement properties to ensure that you can see all messages.</li> [[File:Arc Label Basic2.jpg\|600px]] <br> Line 25: To label these differently in ArcMap the following process can be used. <li>Ensure you have a messages_P.shp file open (and the layer contains messages).</li> <li>Right click on the layer in the table of contents and select '''Label'''.</li> <br> [[File:Arc Label Basic1.jpg\|350px]] Line 31: <li>Open the layer properties, by right clicking on the layer in the table of contents and selecting properties. Navigate to the '''Labels''' Tab. In the Method Option, from the drop box select '''Define Classes of features and label each class differently'''.</li> <li>In the '''Class''' section select the '''Add...''' option.</li> <li>Add a class with name "CHECK".</li> <li>Set the desired display options for "CHECK" type messages.</li>▼ [[File:Arc Label Adv01.jpg\|600px]] <br><br> Line 37 ⟶ 38: <tt>"Message" like '%CHECK%'</tt><br> This is shown in the image below. <br> [[File:Arc Label Adv02.jpg\|350px]] <br><br> </li> ▲Set the desired display options for "CHECK" type messages</li> <li>Repeat the process for WARNING ("Message" like '%WARNING%') and ERROR ("Message" like '%ERROR%') messages, setting different styles for each type of message.</li> Now when messages are viewed these should be displayed with the styles set for check, warning and error type messages. Line 52 ⟶ 54: [[File:Arc Label Adv05.jpg\|600px]] <br> <br> {{Tips Navigation \|uplink=[[ArcGis_Tips \| Back to ArcGIS]]}}