How to create/save a named "Flowsheet Initial State" for a Dynamic Simulation Schedule?

[protfor]

Hi,

I'm working on a dynamic simulation and trying to understand the "Flowsheet Initial State" feature used in the built-in "Dynamic Simulation - Heat Exchanger" sample.

In the Dynamics Manager > Schedule tab, there's a dropdown called "Flowsheet Initial State" that lets you pick a saved state (in the sample, it shows options like "St1" and "St2"). There's also a checkbox to "Use current state" instead.

My question: how do I create/save a new named initial state for my own flowsheet? I couldn't find where this is done in the UI - I'd guess it might be somewhere in the main toolbar (there's a "Flowsheet States" dropdown), but I haven't been able to confirm the exact steps.

Context: I'm building a dynamic model with several vessels/heat exchangers in series, and I've been manually using each unit's "Reset Content" option before every run to get things initialized properly. If I could save a known-good state once and just select it from the Schedule, it would save a lot of repetitive manual setup each time I re-run the simulation.

Any pointers on the correct workflow would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[DanWBR]

@protfor there is a "Flowsheet States" dropdown with two buttons (save/load) in the main toolbar

[protfor]

Thanks @DanWBR, that solved it!

Found it - the "Flowsheet States" dropdown in the main toolbar, with a small droplet-shaped icon next to it that opens a "save" dialog (prompts for a name), plus a load icon and a delete icon. Once saved, the name shows up in both the toolbar dropdown and the "Flowsheet Initial State" dropdown in the Schedule tab, exactly as expected.

This will save me a lot of manual "Reset Content" clicking before every dynamic run. Really appreciate the quick answer!