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title: "Batch Runner"
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description: "Learn about the batch runner tool and what simulation types can be used. "
tags: ["1D river modelling", "batch simulations"]
updated: 2022-09-23T12:39:55Z
published: 2022-09-23T12:39:55Z
canonical: "help.floodmodeller.com/the-batch-runner"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.floodmodeller.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Batch Runner

The batch runner tool enables you to quickly build up a batch run of multiple simulations from your current Flood Modeller project. All simulations can then be set running, managed by Flood Modeller and running concurrently or sequentially (depending on available processors).

#### Tell me what simulation types can be used in the Batch Runner

Your batch can consist of any combination of:

- 1D river simulations
- 1D urban simulations
- 1D river linked to 1D urban and/or TUFLOW integrated simulations
- 2D simulations
- 2D linked to 1D river and/or 1D urban integrated simulations

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Open the Batch Runner from the **Simulation** tab by clicking **Run Batch**.

[How to use the Batch Runner](/v1/docs/how-to-use-the-batch-runner)

The batch runner tool is designed to batch together into a single process a collection of multiple simulations. These can also be coupled with a collection of post-processing operations performed on the outputs from the batched simulations. Alternatively, the post-processing can be run in isolation within a batch, e.g. to analyse results already generated.

Post-processing options are:

- Extract time series data from 1D river results in csv format – using TabularCSV
- Extract charts plotted from 1D river results in jpeg format – these can be time series, long sections, cross sections or XY plots

The following guides detail the method for specifying batch post-processing.

[How to create a time series settings file](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-time-series-settings-file)

[How to create a plot settings file](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-plot-settings-file)

[How to specify post-processing in a batch run](/v1/docs/how-to-specify-post-processing-in-a-batch-run)

[How to review post-processing in a batch run](/v1/docs/review-post-processing-in-a-batch)

[How to run batch simulations with post-processing](/v1/docs/how-to-run-batch-simulations-with-post-processing)

[The Batch Runner post-processing toolbar](/v1/docs/the-batch-runner-post-processing-toolbar)