Opening the Example Transportable Database

The example database is a transportable database, named ICMLive_Examples.icmt. This database is part of the tutorial data which you can download; it is NOT installed with the main application

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 for the transportable database. This should be located in the ICMLive folder after the tutorial files have been downloaded and unzipped. Select the file (ICMlive_Examples.icmt) and click 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:

   

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 Tutorial network- step 3 completed network contains the network as it is expected to be at the start of step 4 of the 1D Urban Network Tutorial.

If the network for a particular step is missing (e.g. Tutorial network- step 2 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 Tutorial network- step 1 completed network can be used to go through step 4 of the 1D Urban Network Tutorial).

The transportable database also contains the following database objects:

• The Catchment initial conditions () Catchment initial conditions object created at step 1.
• The Level () hydrograph provided by Innovyze.
• The rainfall Rainfall Event () inside the Rainfall Group provided by Innovyze.
• The Run Group containing the following runs () :
  • The Original Run, with the rainfall simulation which is provided by Innovyze and uses the Tutorial network - starting point Network, the rainfall Rainfall Event and the Level hydrograph.
  • The Test TSDB Run, with the Live Data simulation which are created at step 2.
  • The Test TSDB - with raingauges Run, with the Live data simulation which are created at step 3.
  • The Test TSDB - with raingauges - run origin 14:00 Run, with the Live data simulation which are created at step 3.
  • The Test TSDB - with raingauges , Nowcast and Nimrod RADAR data Run, with the Live data simulation which are created at step 4.
  • The Test TSDB - with raingauges , Nowcast and Nimrod RADAR data and boundary conditions at outfall Run, with the Live data simulation which are created at step 5.
• The Themes group with the Alerts Tutorial theme. Both are created at step 6a.
• The TVD Connectors () Selection List created at step 6.
• The Forecast Spatial TSDB () Spatial Time Series Database created at step 4.
• The Observed Spatial TSDB () Spatial Time Series Database created at step 4.
• The following Time Series Database objects:
  • The Scalar TSDB (empty) () Time Series Database created at step 1.
  • The Scalar TSDB -step 1 completed () Time Series Database.
  • The Scalar TSDB -step 3 completed () Time Series Database.
  • The Scalar TSDB -step 5 completed () Time Series Database.
• The Live group Tutorial () Live Group containing the following data:
  • Alert Definition List () Alert Definition List created at step 6.
  • Manifest () Manifest created at step 7.
  • Manifest Undeployed () Manifest which is a copy of the Manifest object before it is deployed.
  • Manifest Deployment () Manifest Deployment created at step 7.
• The Training Archive () Live Group created at step 7.

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.

To work with the prepared data for a particular stage:

1. Ensure you have created and / or opened a 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 Run Group icon to reveal the individual runs and 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.



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



Tip: You may want to copy all the contents of the transportable database (Model Group, Live group Tutorial and Training Archive for example). To copy and paste several objects simultaneously, select a first object (Model Group), then keep the CTRL key pressed and click on the other objects in turn (Live group Tutorial and Training Archive). Right-click and select Copy. On the database Explorer window, right-click on the database entry and select Paste All.
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 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 Cancel to abort the paste operation altogether.
7. If you are copying simulation results, the Copying of Simulation Results, Ground Models and Time Series Data dialog is displayed.
   1. Make sure the Copy Simulation Results box is ticked.
   2. Select the Yes - all data option in the 'Copy time series data' box.
   3. Click Continue.
8. InfoWorks ICM will copy all items of data at or below the selected level.

You can use the copied data in your database.