merge two models

Santiago · Post by **Santiago** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:08 pm

Hello,
I am new in VENSIM but have developed two separate models for two different processes and now i would like to merge them in one single model (two views).
How can i do that?
thanks
santiago

Post by **Administrator** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:41 pm

If it is just two views you have, select all from one view (CTRL-A), copy, then paste into the other model. Make sure both models are open in Vensim though.

Tony.

Santiago · Post by **Santiago** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:51 pm

Thanks Tony,
but no, there are two different models (files) and i want to merge them into a single model.
thanks again
sant

bob@vensim.com · Post by **bob@vensim.com** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:24 pm

Open the first model, use Edit>Select All, then Edit>Copy then open the second model, start a new view and use Edit>PAste - answer Replicate if you are given a choice.

If there were no name conflicts you are done - if there are name conflicts you will need to do some cleanup.

Santiago · Post by **Santiago** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:46 am

thanks Bob,
but the "paste" option is not activated (it is grey).
I did think that the settigns might be conflicting, but i changed them and still not working. I have try all the possible combinations (e.g. paste model 1 into 2, inverse, copy-close-open-paste, copy-paste with the two models open, etc) but still not working.
Any suggestions to get the paste option activated?
cheers
santiago

bob@vensim.com · Post by **bob@vensim.com** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:41 pm

You need to open each of the models in the same instance of Vensim - that means FILE>OPEN the first model, then select and copy, then File>Open the second model (probably closing the first) then Edit>Paste.

It won't work if you have each model open in a different Vensim window.

Santiago · Post by **Santiago** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:26 pm

Excellent...that was the problem.
Sorry about that. I hope questions will get clever....
Thanks
santiago