---
title: "How to configure the Dates tab to set urban Model Settings | Tutorials"
slug: "how-to-configure-the-dates-tab-to-set-urban-model-settings"
description: "Learn how to configure the dates tab to set urban model settings."
tags: ["1D urban modelling", "running simulations"]
updated: 2022-08-03T10:06:47Z
published: 2022-08-03T10:06:47Z
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# How to configure the Dates tab to set urban Model Settings

In the **Dates** tab of the urban Model Settings window, your simulation start and end times are specified.

![1DUrbanimagessettingsdatestab.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/1DUrbanimagessettingsdatestab.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-14T16%3A27%3A10Z&se=2026-11-14T17%3A27%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rsp67Hw8dB0jiAxdTpMt0L1lbA9RNv2dcKubYVQm%2BRg%3D)

For Kinematic Wave or Dynamic Wave routing, a time and date should be defined to **Start Analysis on**. It is common to **Start Reporting on** the same date and time. Ensure you **End Analysis on** a date and time such that your simulation accounts for the storm event. Recall if you have defined absolute dates/times in any timeseries data associated to [Urban Inflow](/v1/docs/1d-urban-flow), these should be taken into consideration here.

For a Steady urban simulation, the **Start Analysis on** time/date will be used, but as this is the time-invariant case, the end date is irrelevant.