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marcus.williams
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deryn.crockett
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-====== Modelbases, Model Families ​Frameworks ======+====== ​How it's Organized: Of Modelbases, Model Families ​and Frameworks ======
  
 Content in the whatIf? Modelling Platform is organized into a hierarchy of //​modelbases//,​ //model families// and //​frameworks//:​ Content in the whatIf? Modelling Platform is organized into a hierarchy of //​modelbases//,​ //model families// and //​frameworks//:​
  
-  * A **Modelbase** can be thought of as a model "​library"​ - it contains ​a collection of independent model families. ​[Any other comments on what organizational benefit/​function the modelbase provides?] FIXME +  * A **Modelbase** can be thought of as a model "​library"​ - a collection of independent model families.  
-  * A **Model family** contains the logic and all related scenario and historical data for a particular model. When users refer to 'the model' they are usually referring to a particular model family. ​[discuss ownership, permissions and any other relevant functionality of the model family level of organization] FIXME +  * A **Model family** contains the logic and all related scenario and historical data for a particular model. When users refer to 'the model' they are usually referring to a particular model family. 
-  * **Framework** - a model family typically contains two frameworks - one for future simulation and another for historical calibrationthough a model family may have only a simulation framework ​FIXME.+  * **Framework** - a model family typically contains two frameworks - one for future simulation and another for historical calibration ​(though a model family may have only a simulation framework). Simulator and calibrator frameworks in the same model family are strongly connected by cross-framework variable links to maintain structural integrity between the historical and simulation time periods.
  
-example ​hierarchy is shown below: +Here's an example modelbase ​which has three model families, of which two have both simulator ​and calibrator ​frameworks and one which has only a simulator framework:
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- +
-<​file>​ +
-myModels (modelbase+
-  North American Energy Model (model family) +
-    ​simulator ​(framework) +
-    ​calibrator ​(framework) +
-  Melbourne Land Use Model (model family) +
-    ​simulator ​(framework+
-    calibrator (framework) +
-  Activity Based Costing Model (model family) +
-    simulator (framework) +
- +
-</​file>​+
  
 +  * myModels (modelbase)
 +    * North American Energy Model (model family)
 +      * simulator (framework)
 +      * calibrator (framework)
 +    * Melbourne Land Use Model (model family)
 +      * simulator (framework)
 +      * calibrator (framework)
 +    * Activity Based Costing Model (model family)
 +      * simulator (framework)
  
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