SDM Chart Configuration File (sdf)

SDM Configuration File (sdf)

The SDM configuration file (sdf) defines the details for the Chart or Backtest context,
like Symbol, Period, Time frame etc.

Her is an example of an sdf file from CCITrd.sdf file:

[CHART]
Symbol=ESFEB
Period=2 Min
DateRange=2/25/2003
DaysBack=0
ChartDef=CCITrd
InitView=FIRST,100
ViewMode=Historic
Logic=CCITrd.sdc
SendLiveSignal=NO

[CoreStream]
DataType=2 Min

[Stream1]
DataType=2 Min
Warmup=CCITrd.sdc

Usually there is no need for you to edit this file.
Use the Setup function in SDMChart or SDMBT to change your Chart setup.

The [CHART] Section attributes:

Symbol

Symbol name to be used

Period

Period to be used:

1 Min	1 Minute Bars
2 Min	2 Minute Bars
{n} Min	{n} Minute Bars (1 to 60) and value in between
Daily	Daily Bars
Weekly	Weekly Bars
Monthly	Monthly Bars
Quarterly	Quartely Bars
Yearly	Yearly Bars
5 Sec	5 Second Bars
10 Sec	10 Sec bars
{n} Sec	{n} Sec Bars (5 to 120) in 5 Second Increments
Ticks	Single Tick Bar
100 Ticks	100 Tick Bar
200 Tick	200 Tick Bar
{n} Tick	{n} Tick Bar (1 to 20000 Ticks) in one increments

DateRange

Reference Date for Data for Symbol

DaysBack

Number of dates to load before the Reference Date (0 = load only Reference Day)

ChartDef=Name

Name of the file containing the Chart Layout definition (c:/sdm/definitions/Name.sdc)

InitView=Cmd

Command to define the scope of the initial view after loading:

FIRST,n	Load the first n Bars of Reference Day
LAST,n	Load the last n Bars of Reference Day (in Live mode always Last)
ALL	Show all loaded bars
GOTO,n1,n2	Load bars n1 to n2 into Scope

To see the Bar Sequence Counter use the "Show Bar Counter" Check box in the Chart Setup

ViewMode

Current View Mode:

Historic	Display data from the historic SDM database (c:/sdm/data)
Live	Access Live data collected by the SDM Server(s)
Replay	Replay historic data as specified inthe [Replay Section: [REPLAY] Start=9:35:00 Stop=16:15:00 Speed=1.0000 CatchMin=10 Fee=2.40 Qty=1.00 Skip=0
PositionView	Load data according to the [PosView] section: [PosView] File=C:/SDM/BackTest/ScalpSpeed/Positions/Perm000001.csv GotoPos=268
CheckPoints	Load Checkpoint results according to the CheckPoint settings in the [CHART] Section: CheckPointDataFile=C:/SDM/CheckPoints/XXX/20030330_164751.csv CheckPointControlFile=C:/SDM/Definitions/XXX.sdh

Logic=Name

Name of the file containing the Logic definitions (c:/sdm/definitions/Name.sdc)

SendLiveSignal=NO

Switch if Live trading signal should be sent to the SDM Trading Module (SDMTrd)