diff --git a/docs/UsersGuide/source/BuildingRunningTesting/Quickstart.rst b/docs/UsersGuide/source/BuildingRunningTesting/Quickstart.rst index 4829b21774..8a6fd5ec12 100644 --- a/docs/UsersGuide/source/BuildingRunningTesting/Quickstart.rst +++ b/docs/UsersGuide/source/BuildingRunningTesting/Quickstart.rst @@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ For a detailed explanation of how to build and run the SRW App on any supported The workflow must be relaunched regularly and repeatedly until the log output includes a ``Workflow status: SUCCESS`` message indicating that the experiment has finished. -Optionally, users may :ref:`configure their own grid `, instead of using a predefined grid, and/or :ref:`plot the output ` of their experiment(s). +Optionally, users may :ref:`configure their own grid `, instead of using a predefined grid, and/or :ref:`plot the output ` of their experiment(s). diff --git a/docs/UsersGuide/source/Reference/FAQ.rst b/docs/UsersGuide/source/Reference/FAQ.rst index 60ed0290c2..c6d52faa26 100644 --- a/docs/UsersGuide/source/Reference/FAQ.rst +++ b/docs/UsersGuide/source/Reference/FAQ.rst @@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ Follow any instructions output by the console (e.g., ``conda activate workflow_t Then, users can configure a new experiment by updating the environment variables in ``config.yaml`` to reflect the desired experiment configuration. Detailed instructions can be viewed in :numref:`Section %s `. Parameters and valid values are listed in :numref:`Section %s `. After adjusting the configuration file, generate the new experiment by running ``./generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py``. Check progress by navigating to the ``$EXPTDIR`` and running ``rocotostat -w FV3LAM_wflow.xml -d FV3LAM_wflow.db -v 10``. +.. note:: + + If users have updated their clone of the SRW App (e.g., via ``git pull`` or ``git fetch``/``git merge``) since running their last experiement, and the updates include a change to ``Externals.cfg``, users will need to rerun ``checkout_externals`` (instructions :ref:`here `) and rebuild the SRW App according to the instructions in :numref:`Section %s `. + .. _AddPhys: ====================================================================