For the HEC-FIA import, the HEC-FIA model needs to have been built with HEC-FIA Verison

    1. or later; the import process will not import any EC-FIA models that were built with earlier versions of HEC-FIA.


      1. From the HEC-RTS main window (Figure 1.1), click the Setup module, from the Models menu (Figure 6.2), point to Import, click FIA. An Import Alternatives dialog box will open (Figure 6.12).


      1. Click Select/Add Project (Figure 6.12), an Open Browser will open (Figure 5.5). From the browser the user will navigate to where the HEC-FIA model is located, select a .prj file, click *Open, the Open Browser will close (Figure 5.5).



Figure 6.12 Import Alternatives Dialog Box

      1. The table in the Please Select Your Alternative For Each Project box (Figure 6.12) will list the selected HEC-FIA model. From the Alterative List (Figure 6.12), select the HEC-FIA alternative to be used in the HEC-RTS watershed.


      1. Click Import Alternatives (Figure 6.12), the import will start, and in the Progress column of the table (Figure 6.12) a green progress bar will display letting the user know how the import is progressing. An Information message window (Figure 6.13) will display when the HEC-FIA model import is finished, click OK. The Information message window (Figure 6.13) will close.


Figure 6.13 Information Message Window

      1. From the Import Alternatives dialog box (Figure 6.12) click Close, the Import Alternatives dialog box will close (Figure 6.12). The user is returned to the HEC-RTS main window (Figure 1.1). From the Watershed Tree (Figure 6.6), from the Models folder, expand FIA, and the list of HEC-FIA alternatives is displayed.


All the models have been imported, the next step is to associate alternatives keys (used in the
F-part of the DSS pathname) with each model's alternatives, and then link the model alternatives together – model integration.