Workbook Linking
You use workbook linking to link the parameter values in a GEOVIA MineSched scenario to data that exists in an external workbook.
You can link values to any parameters that can be viewed as a spreadsheet in place of a data grid. That is, Locations, Cutoffs, Material Movement, Process Rates, Resource Capacities, Production Rates, Development Rates, Location Constraints, Spatial Relationships, Polygon Precedences, Production Parameters, Activity Animation, Tracking, Precedences, and Priorities.
You set up and manage the links between your scenario and external workbook values using the Manage Links option in the Spreadsheets menu.
Note: Data in your MineSched scenario is not automatically updated when the data in the external workbook is changed and saved. To import updated values, use the Manage Links form to reload the data.
The Manage Links form has three areas that you use to create and manage your links.
Fields on the Manage Links form
| Field | Description |
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| Workbooks pane | |
| Add Workbook | Allows you to add an external workbook to the scenario. |
| Remove Workbook | Deletes an external workbook from the scenario. |
| Save active workbook |
Saves the selected workbook.
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| Reload active workbook |
Reloads an external workbook. Reloading a workbook is important when you know that the values you have linked to your scenario have been changed and saved in the external workbook. |
| Auto reload links |
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| Sheets pane | |
| Add Sheet | Adds a new sheet to a workbook. |
| Remove Sheet | Deletes a sheet from a workbook. |
| Sheet list |
Lists all of the sheets that exist in the workbook.
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| Worksheet display | |
| Font controls |
A row of text control options for the cells in your worksheet. Options are:
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| Date/event |
Opens the Event Builder form, which you use to select a date or event to add to a cell. If you choose a date using the Event Builder, it is added to the cell in the correct format for MineSched.
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| Choose File... |
Opens the Choose a File form for you to select a file name and location to add to the currently selected cell. The file name and the absolute folder path are added to the cell. |
| Zoom | Sets the magnification of the cells in the workbook. |