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Timetrace Postprocessing

Postprocessing of timetrace results is slightly different to database postprocessing.

Database postprocessing requests can be specified after an analysis completes, and the plot files generated subsequently. Alternatively, the postprocessing requests can be specified before an analysis begins, and the postprocessing runs automatically after the analysis completes, without further user intervention.

In the case of timetrace postprocessing, the variables of interest must be nominated before the analysis run. This is because the timetrace file only stores selected variables (typically a relatively small number of outputs is requested), so the file produced is significantly smaller than the corresponding database file. Postprocessing consists in this instance of (i) creating a file where statistical parameters for each output variable are tabulated, and (ii) optionally generating timetrace and spectra plot files for each output variable in the timetrace output file.

Further details are provided in Storage Format and Output Files.