Define the System

This topic describes how to define a system, specifically how to select one or more databases and define the elements in the system with the System Definer activity node.

  1. Right-click My Project node icon My Project and from the menu select Create New Activity → System Definer. For many templates a System Definer is also added to the Project tree.
  2. In the Project window, click the System Definer activity node.
  3. In the Configuration window, choose Databases from the list or a database Package.

    About the Database Files

    4. ClosedOptions:

    • From the Databases list, select <User database> to define your own.
    • You can choose to add one or more databases by clicking the Button: plus sign to add something Add a database button.
    • From the Package list, choose a predefined database package to add multiple databases at a time. Depending on your license, there are predefined database packages available to select.

  1. Select the Elements tab to choose the elements in the Periodic Table or use the Alphabetic List to choose elements for the system.
  2. As required click the tabs to make edits: Species, Phases and Phase Constitution, and Components. The Data Sources and Description tabs provide information based on the database.

    System Definer: Configuration Window Settings

  3. Click Perform to start the System Definer activity immediately and retrieve data about the system. Click the Event Log window to watch the progress of the job.