Execute
After saving a project at the top of the project page a new button appears: Execute button. Just clicking this button the simulation immediately starts. If it finished you can see the results by clicking Link to the result directory link. This directory contains the INI sets, optional input files and all of the results of the simulation, these can be downloaded one by one.
Project status
Each project have a status field which is automatically created and changed. The project status can be checked on project page or on the list of projects (in menu).
- planned: the project saved, but not executed
- in progress: the project is running
- closed: the project has finished
- aborted: error occured
List of files in the result directory
Created before simulation:
- spinup.ini
- normal.ini
- *.mgm (if management)
- *.txt (if mortality, conductance, etc)
- output_parameters (binary file, text editors cannot read it)
Created by simulation:
- spinup.log
- out.log
- out.[dayout, monavgout, annavgout, annout] - results of simulation
The results depend on the output set: which output types were selected. The results can be ASCII or binary files (also depending on the output set).
If simulation failed
There are many reasons of project error:
- error in the BBGCDB system
result: nothing happens or aborted project status - incompatible inputs or wrong input files
result: the project has directory but there is not any results, or empty results in it - other
It is useful in finding the error to check project status and result directory, mainly spinup.log or output.log. If you can not find out what happened, contact the system maintainer.
Other possibilities
In Methods menu item there is a list of available methods executable on closed projects. Methods can be filtered on which project type it is applied. Click on Link to start link, select the project (and add other parameters if needed), and start the method by clicking START button.