View source for MI Increment Table

==Introduction==
When running TUFLOW, version control and naming conventions are important.  These help with quality control and also when you are looking back at an old model or taking over from someone else's model.  It is recommended For any modified files the version.  See this description on the recommended <u>[[Naming_Convention | TUFLOW Naming Convention]]</u>.
To save a GIS layer with the same version number as the TUFLOW simulation
==With miTools==
There is a miTools utility to assist with this process as it is a regular part of TUFLOW modelling.  To do this, select an object from the table that you wish to increment and select the ''Increment Selected Layer'' button from the miTools toolbar (shown below.) This utility performs the following steps:<br>
* Prompts for the name of the new table (if the last digits of the table are a number, e.g. 001, it will default to 002);
* Save a copy of the table with this name;
* Close the existing version;
* Open the new table;
* Add the table to the current Map Window ''Layer Control'' as the top layer; and
* Make this layer editable.

[[File:MiTools IncrementTable.png|frame|none|Increment Selected Layer (highlighted in purple)]]

==Without miTools==
Use the ''File >> Save Copy As...'' dialogue and select the table that you wish to increment. When prompted enter the desired file name and select ''Save''.  For example '''2d_code_WG_001''' would be saved as '''2d_code_WG_004''' if it was updated for input into model run 004.<br>
It is recommended that you close the previous version of the file to avoid accidentally modifying the previous version.  This can be done with the ''File >> Close Table'' interface.<br>
The new file is not automatically Opened in MapInfo, this can be done using the ''File >> Open'' process, or using ''File >> Recent Files'', the newly saved table should be at the top of the list.<br>
<br>Add this table to the ''Layer Control'' of the desired Map Window and make the table ''Editable''.<br>
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