ResSim has two import tools for bringing network data from another model into your current watershed. The first is the Import Network Wizard. This tool allows you to copy a network from one watershed into the current watershed. It will step you through the process of identifying the network you want to copy and resolving the associations between each network element and the reciprocal for the current stream alignment or watershed configuration.

The second import tool is the Import Element Properties Wizard. This tool is very similar to the Import Network Wizard, but it does not create a new network in your watershed; instead, it copies data from elements in one network into the elements in your current network. The Import Element Properties Wizard will step you through the process of selecting the network from which you are going copy the element data and resolving the connectivity to the other elements and their model variables.

PLEASE NOTE—Before you can use the Importers…
Both Import Wizards require that you have one or more Watershed Locations defined for your ResSim installation. A Watershed Location is now named Shortcut and it points to a folder on your computer where you have one or more watershed(s) stored. The Importers can only find watersheds that are located in one of these Watershed Locations.

The first section of Appendix A describes how to create and manage Shortcuts.