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Importing and Exporting Model Component Data

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Importing Model Component Data

You can import lists of species, reactions, parameters, and rules to and from the SimBiology desktop.

You can import the data from an Excel spreadsheet, or from a comma-separated or tab-separated text file using theLoad Model Components from File menu item. The Excel^® option is only supported on the Windows^® platform.

1. From the File menu, point to Load Model Components from File and select the component type, for example, Reaction. The Load Reaction from File dialog box opens.

   Note   When there are multiple Model Sessions, components are imported into the Active model. To specify the Active model, select Task > Active Model > name of model.

2. From the File Type list, select Excel, comma-separated text file, or tab-separated text file.

3. In the File Name box, enter a file path and name. Alternatively browse to select a file name and click Open.

4. If the first row in the file contains header information, select the First row contains header information check box.

5. If your model and the file have some identical names, clear the Overwrite current property values check box to preserve the values in the model.

6. Select the properties to import. There are required properties based on the component type. For example, Reaction is a required property. Specify column order using the and arrows. The first property selected corresponds to the first column in the Excel spreadsheet or text file.

7. Click OK. The data from your file is entered into the model.

   Note   If you have preexisting species in the model, the software appends nonidentical species names. If you want a species to remain constant throughout a simulation, you can specify this using the Boolean operator TRUE in a column of the Excel file or line of text file (you do not have to specify the property name, ConstantAmount). While importing the data, the software will select the ConstantAmount check box for that species. The default is unchecked.

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Exporting Model Component Data

You can export lists of species, reactions, parameters, and rules to and from the SimBiology desktop.

You can export data to an Excel spreadsheet, or to a comma-separated or tab-separated text file using the Export Model Components to File menu item. The Excel option is only supported on the Windows platform.

1. From the File menu, point to Export Model Components to File and select the component type, for example, Reaction. The Export Reactions to File dialog box opens.

   Note   When there are multiple Model Sessions, components of the Active model are exported. To specify the Active model, select Task > Active Model > name of model.

2. From the File Type list, select Excel, comma-separated text file, or tab-separated text file.

3. In the File Name box, enter a file path and name. Alternatively, if you browse to select a file name, select the file name and click Save.

4. If the first row in the generated file should contain the property names, select the Write property names to first row in file check box.

5. Select the properties to export. There are required properties based on the component type. For example, Reaction is a required property. Specify column order using the and arrows.

   The first property selected corresponds to the first column in the Excel spreadsheet or text file.

6. Click OK. The data from your model is entered into the file.

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