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1. Run 'Merit_vx.xx_setup'.  
    
2. Confirm the folders created by the installation which should correspond to the following
   sturcture. 

   c:\ESRU\Merit\bin
                 \data
                 \database
                 \docs
                 \profile designer                 

3. Confirm the sample database file named 'sample_uk.db' available in the 'database' folder. 

4. The following data is available  and can be imported into the database in SQLite (see the Merit tutorial for instruction):  
       - Climate data for various regions can be imported to the 'data\climate_profiles' folder via the  'Open climate format' facility;. 
       - Demand profiles for specific organisations can be imported to the 'data\demand_profiles' folder via the  'import profiles' facility;
       -Demand profile templates in the 'profile designer' folder are used to generate annual demand profiles against user specifications. 

5. Tutorial    
Merit features fmay be explored via the online tutorial available at http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/Courseware/Merit/index.htm.
 
6. Contact
   Enquiries relating to Merit should be sent to esru@strath.ac.uk.