Working with databases

Step-by-step Guide

When working in InfoWorks WS Pro, you will need to understand how to create and use databases and transportable databases. This is necessary to know how all the data associated with a model is organized and stored.

First, you must have InfoWorks WS Pro installed either on your local computer or virtual machine (VM). You will also need the WS Pro Introduction Data folder on your desktop. Within the Data folder, you will find additional subfolders labeled by individual session number.

1. Open InfoWorks WS Pro by selecting it from the Start menu or double-clicking the shortcut icon on your desktop.
2. In the ribbon, select File > Open > Open/Create database.

3. In the Open/Create dialog box, enable Standalone.

4. In the Open Database dialog box, click New.

5. In the Save As window, navigate to the Session 2 folder and name the new database “WSProIntro.wspm”.
6. Click Save.
7. Click OK to close the dialog box.

In the Model Group window, you can see the Database and Recycle Bin. You will now insert a model into the Database. You can build a model from scratch, but for this exercise, you will use an existing model from a transportable database.

8. From the toolbar, select File > Open > Open transportable database
9. Open the Session 2.wspt file. 
10. In the transportable database dialog box, under the Transportable database folder, right-click Session 02, and select Copy.

11. In the Model Group window, right-click Database and click Paste: Session 02 (with children).

12. From the notification dialog box, enable Copy Ground Models.
13. Enable Copy Simulation Results.
14. Click Continue.

15. Close the transportable database window.
16. In the Model Group window, under Database, expand Session 02 to display the objects constituting the model.
17. Expand Run Group.
18. Expand BridgeTown Base.

Note: If BridgeCon is transparent, right-click BridgeTown Base and select Re-run from the flyout.