Drop-down of saved scenarios in import/export section can be improved

[mabijkerk]

When I go to the Flexibility -> Import/Export section, I can select price curves from saved scenarios.

When I try to select a saved scenario there are however two issues:

1. There does not seem to be a logical ordering of scenario titles
2. The list of saved scenarios is not exhaustive i.e., some of my saved scenarios are missing

@antw would you be able to have a look at this please, to see if the drop-down can be improved?

[antw]

Here's how it works today:

1. No saved scenarios for the current area code are shown. If your current scenario is nl2019 no saved scenarios for nl2019 will be included in the list.
2. At the top of the list are scenarios with the same end year as your current scenario, ordered with the most recently updated first.
3. Below those are the rest of your saved scenarios ordered by end year and then by most recently updated.

I think 2) and 3) are somewhat confusing.

@mabijkerk What do you think would be a more sensible ordering of scenarios? By title? Most recently updated first (regardless of end year)? Something else?

[mabijkerk]

Thanks for the explanation, it makes sense now. It does seem a bit too advanced to be easily navigated by users.

Option 1: in my opinion the most simple would be:

• Sort first on end year (regardless of date modified)
• Then sort alphabetically on title

Option 2: another option would be to include a header between scenario groups:

• Show first the scenarios with the same end year as your current scenario, sorted alphabetically on title
• Then show the scenarios with another end year, sorted first on end year and then alphabetically on title

The dropdown with the two headers would then look something like the dropdown in the current modifiable curves section:

Discussion
To be honest my preference would go to option 1. @AlexanderWirtz I'm interested in your opinion on this. Do you have a preference for either sorting options or do you feel like something else would be clearer?

[AlexanderWirtz]

Thx for the explanation, @antw .

I prefer option 1. Most of all, I would like a search function too, but I assume that is a bit more time consuming.

Here's my current bind: I have a recent German scenario whose curve I want to use for a Dutch scenario. I know it exists in 'My scenarios', but cannot find it in the endless list of scenarios I get now. Even now that I know and understand the current sorting logic.

I hope the new sorting method will fix this inability to find a scenario, but I am not sure. Hence the hope that we might implement a search function.

[mabijkerk]

Right, I forgot about areas. Taking areas into account my sorting preference would be: area > end year > scenario title (alphabetically). I think this feels most intuitive because creating a new saved scenario works the same way: first you select the area, then the end year and finally you save it under a certain title.

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