Opening the Example Transportable Database

The example database can be found in the Example Data Directory and is a transportable database.

The database name is of the type IWICM_Examples.icmt. If there is more than one of these files, please work with the one with the latest date.

Opening the transportable database

To open the transportable database:

1. Start InfoWorks ICM.For more information see Getting Started.
2. From the File menu, choose Open | Open transportable database....
3. Browse to the location of the transportable database in the Example Data Directory. Select the file and click on Open.
4. An Explorer window opens with the contents of the transportable database.
5. The tutorial data is in the Model group. Click on the button adjacent to the Model group database item to expand its content:

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Each network () is a copy of the example data as it should appear at the start of each stage of a tutorial.

• For example, the River example - step 3 completed network contains the network as it is expected to be at the start of step 4 of the River Tutorial.
• Similarly, the Adding a bridge- step 2 completed network contains the network as it is expected to be at the start of step 3 of the Bridge Tutorial.

If the network for a particular step is missing (e.g. Adding a bridge - step 3 completed network is missing from the transportable database), it is because no changes were made to the network during that step, therefore a previous network can be used to continue the tutorial (in this case, the Adding a bridge - step 2 completed network can be used to go through step 4 of the Bridge Tutorial).

The transportable database also contains the following database objects:

• The DTM () Ground Model (grid) imported at step 1 of the River Tutorial.
• The Inflow ( ) and Level () hydrographs created at step 5 of the River Tutorial.
• The River Run run, with the DWF simulation which are created at step 5 of the River Tutorial.
• The Bridge Run run, with the DWF simulation which are created at step 6 of the Bridge Tutorial
• The River, Bridge and 2D zone run, with the DWF simulation which are created at step 3 of the 2D zone Tutorial
• The Dam run, with the DWF simulation which are created in the Base Linear Structure Tutorial
• The Sluice run, with the DWF simulation which are created in the 2D Sluice Linear StructureTutorial

You can work with your own version of this database all the way through the tutorials. Alternatively, you can start with the prepared database for any stage.

Working with the prepared data for a particular stage

To work with the prepared data for a particular stage:

1. Ensure you have created and / or opened a master database.
2. Open the transportable database as described here. It opens in an Explorer window.
3. Click on the button to the left of the Model group icon. The Tutorial data appears. If required, click on the button to the left of the River Run icon and the Bridge Run icon to reveal the DWF simulations.
4. Right-click on the top level of data you want to copy. For example, you can choose a whole model group (Model group group in our case) or any item in a model group (such as a network, a hydrograph or a simulation). Select Copy from the popup menu.

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5. In the Explorer view for the database to be copied to (your master database), right-click on the item that is to contain the copied data and select Paste: nameofitem (with children) from the popup menu.

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6. If some of the items you are trying to copy are in the destination database, the Copying of Duplicate Items dialog is displayed.
   1. Click on OK to continue to paste the objects. Items that already exist in the database will be duplicated there and they are identifiable by the exclamation mark (!) that has been appended to the end of their name. 
   2. Click on Cancel to abort the paste operation alltogether.
7. If you are copying simulation results, the Copying of Simulation Results, Ground Models and Time Series Databases dialog is displayed.
   1. Make sure the Copy Simulation Results box is ticked.
   2. Make sure the Copy Ground Models box is ticked.
   3. Click on Continue.
8. InfoWorks ICM will copy all items of data at or below the selected level.
9. You can use the copied data in your master database.