..  _newrepos:

Create a new model repository using SimTracker
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This, tutorial will show how to set up a new model, which will be an
occasional task. To create or add a model repository to SimTracker, do
the following:

#. From the File menu, choose ‘New Repository’.

   .. _NewReposStep01:

   .. figure:: NewReposStep01.*

#. In the folder picker dialog that appears, create a new folder or
   select an existing folder that will contain or already contains
   some model repository files. For the purposes of this tutorial,
   create a new, empty folder called ’ringdemo’, select it, and then
   click the ’Open’ button.

   .. _NewReposStep02:

   .. figure:: NewReposStep02.*

#. Because the repository directory is empty, SimTracker will offer a
   choice of downloading a sample repository from BitBucket, such as
   the ringdemo network model code at
   https://bitbucket.org/mbezaire/ringdemo. Click the ’ringdemo’
   button to download the code as the remaining tutorials in this
   section will use the ringdemo network. Note: if users choose not to
   download code because, for example, they are adding a model
   repository that already contains its own code, they will instead be
   given the option for SimTracker to perform a check of the files in
   the repository and add any missing ones to complete the NEURON
   template used with SimTracker.

   .. _NewReposStep03:

   .. figure:: NewReposStep03.*

#. SimTracker will download the code and register the repository, then
   display a message when finished and will now list the path to the
   repository at the top of the SimTracker window.

   .. _NewReposStep04:

   .. figure:: NewReposStep04.*


   .. _NewReposStep05:

   .. figure:: NewReposStep05.*


   Note: If users choose not to download the sample code, at this
   point a text file would open containing a to-do list of any missing
   files and folders the repository requires. Make sure to address
   each item on the to-do list before continuing to work with the new
   model repository. The model repository is now ready. The next
   tutorial will walk through the processes of creating, executing,
   and analyzing a simulation, tasks that users will perform many
   times.

   
* :ref:`tutorials`
* :ref:`execrun`