 preparation preparation admin tue 6232020 1753 to create a project you need previously created spinup ini set normal ini set and output set  you can use your own sets from database shared and even unshared or other users shared sets if you find none of the uploaded sets appropriate you can create new ones ini sets like projects are also combined from previously uploaded inputs so to create ini sets you can select input items from database or create new ones before adding new input or output set it is recommended to check previously uploaded data ini sets before creating a project you need to follow the next steps check if input files you want to use in your project are already uploaded to database use input data menu item  mandatory meteorological soil and epc input files  optional co2 ndep management or other files for mortality conductance groundwater onday and offday settings check if site  section site in ini set with appropriate parameters is in the database use sites menu item if you want to use conditional management strategies  check it in input data menu item  conditional management strategies tab if any of the above is missing you have to add new input file site or conditional management strategies detailed instructions are found below how to create them if all of the necessary inputs are in the database you can manage your initialisation sets which determines the simulation check if spinup and normal ini sets are already in the database it is possible in case of all of the necessary inputs were previously uploaded use ini sets menu item if any of them is missing you have to create new input set detailed instructions are found below about it note that other files are not included in ini sets so you can use them directly in project creation output sets output set is for output control daily and annual output sections in ini sets you need to check if the output set you want to use in your simulation is in the database  output sets menu item if it is missing you have to create new output set detailed instructions are found below about it  