Installation year

Question

Post split from this topic: communities.bentley.com/.../hi-i-m-vishal-how-does-the-tank-supply-the-demand-when-it-is-more-than-the-capacity-of-the-tank 
 Can u please explain how installation year affect the network performance? Or does the software doesn't take it into consideration?

Scott Kampa · Answer

Hello Vishal, 
 The installation year is more of an informational property. If this is a field that is required in a report, you can include the installation year in the properties or add this field to your flextable. However, it doesn't really impact the hydraulic results or performance of the computation. 
 Regards, 
 Scott

Craig Calvin · Answer

Hi Vishal, 
 As Scott mentioned, the installation year does not affect general calculations. 
 However, the installation year can be helpful for creating pipe break groups for a Pipe Break Analysis . 
 The Pipe Renewal Planner can also use the year installed field as a discrete aspect. This tool can consider this field when computing "Pipe Scores" for each pipe.