Having come from running regional ocean models a lot, then trying rAM3, I started from the main rAM3 guide. . Here are a few issues I ran into that might be useful feedback for the rAM3 developers Following the linked rose/cylc instructions , I initially had trouble because these instructions didn’…

Hi @ashjbarnes , Thank you for your feedback. The initialisation step was included in the instructions when I wrote them but they seem to have been deleted. I will raise this with the documentation team. There is definitely some confusion about the ability to run with different projects in the RN…

Thanks @ashjbarnes :slightly_smiling_face:

Just a quick note that the initialisation step is in the ram3 instructions. Quick guide - Run ACCESS-rAM3 - ACCESS-Hive Docs RAS configuration RNS configuration ACCESS-rAM3 configs docs Release notes [image] The initialisation step not most likely not in …

Yes you’re right it is in the detailed guide section - perhaps just needs to be also put in the quick guide. I’d assumed that following the quick guide (which sends you to the rose/cylc page for most of the setup), would end up doing the same thing as the detailed guide so I didn’t see it the first …

No - it is not on you, it is a lot. The problem is that there are nuanced differences between the models. Hopefully the docs team can come up with a solution. Thanks for pointing the issue out.

I’ll just add that I’ve seen Ash’s issue of not being in all the required groups come up with two other new users, and they were also stuck on that for some time. It’s hard for users to keep track of the dozen or so groups they need to be a part of to run successfully, as they are all approved at d…

HI @mlipson , Thanks for pointing that out. It is difficult to anticipate what causes new users problems when those type of issues just don’t trip you up – hopefully you know what I mean. For the moment I will definitely emphasise that in training and yes we could have a simple “check you group me…

@ashjbarnes , I’ll remove the help tag since you aren’t quite asking for help and instead providing feedback and ways to improve rAM3 configuration and documentation. Let me know if you mind and we can discuss more.

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ashjbarnes (Ashley Barnes) 9 February 2026 22:26 3

Thanks Chermelle! Yes it would be great to meet when you have some free time

I’ve made a PR to implement point 5, in case you agree with this suggested change

I forgot to say in my initial message: Thanks for putting together the suite and well done

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