Getting Started: Copying a Workflow for the Idealised Suite#

To begin working with the idealised suite, you first need to create your own copy of an existing workflow.

As introduced in the Global Modelling Practical and repeated in the Regional Modelling Practical, you can do this using the rose command-line tool. Replace <suite-id> with the ID of the workflow you want to use:

rosie copy u-dz791

# Alternatively, you can check out the workflow # instead of copying
it: rosie checkout u-dz791 # or rosie co u-dz791

See also

For help choosing the correct Monsoon3 service and finding the official setup guidance, see Using Monsoon3.

Important

These tutorials require you to be on a Cylc host.

rosie copy u-dz791

# Alternatively, you can check out the workflow # instead of copying
it: rosie checkout u-dz791 # or rosie co u-dz791

Note

Reminder: what’s the difference between copy and checkout?

Copying a workflow:

  • Creates an independent version in your ~/roses directory

  • Allows you to modify it freely without affecting the original

  • Recommended for this practical

Checking out a workflow:

  • Links to the original (shared) workflow

  • Typically used for collaborative or trunk development

  • Changes may affect or depend on the main version