QGIS SWMM Integrity Make Object Names Unique

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Introduction

This tool adds a suffix (.#) to duplicately named SWMM features. SWMM features must be uniquely named to avoid errors when running the simulation.

Usage

This tool, Integrity - Make object names unique, can be found in the QGIS processing toolbox panel under TUFLOW >> SWMM. To open the Processing Toolbox panel, navigate to 'Processing' in the menubar and select 'Toolbox'.

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Parameters

  1. Input SWMM Layer: The existing SWMM layer that will be updated. To only update the names of some of the layers' features, select the desired ones and tick on 'Selected features only'.
  2. Output Layer: Determines the location and filename of the output file. Details on the options are below.


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Output Options:
For each of the following options, the tool will output a new layer and won't override any existing files.

    Output options a.png

  1. Create Temporary Layer:
    • Creates a temporary scratch layer. This layer will open into the QGIS workspace but it will not be saved anywhere.
  2. Save to File...:
    • The user can navigate to a folder and save the layer to a new GeoPackage Database.
  3. Save to GeoPackage...:
    • The user can navigate to an existing GeoPackage Database. Once selected, a 'Layer Name' dialog will appear. Enter the new layer name, and the new layer will be saved as that name in the GPKG.
    Layer Name dialog.png


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