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This chapter deals with general features whichever toolbox is used.
Here is a summary of the main steps that you need to follow to start with BrainVISA:
Create a database where all data written by BrainVISA will be stored : BrainVISA menu -> Preferences -> Databases -> Add button. It is strongly advisable to use a database to process data with BrainVISA. Indeed, some important features are not available when you are using data outside a database. More information about databases in the Databases and ontology chapter of the BrainVISA user manual.
Import raw data: Data Management toolbox -> import... Choose the process according to the type of data. Select raw data with
. Fill in the database attributes using 
. The process will copy the data in the BrainVISA database.Process data: Open a process, enter the input parameters by selecting them in the database using
. BrainVISA automatically complete as many parameters as possible. Output data will be written in the database. Visualize data with
Iteration of a process on a set of data with the iterate button in the process.
The log window enables the user to monitor all the actions performed by BrainVISA. It shows information about the configuration, the processes that have been run during and their parameters, the errors that occured during the session.
The information displayed in this window is stored in a file which you should therefore keep if you wish to submit an execution error to the BrainVISA support. In many cases, if this file is not available, the information submitted is not specific enough to enable the error to be understood or reproduced.
More information about the log window in the BrainVISA user manual.
It can be useful to save log file for example when you get an error that you want to point out on the forum. It is better to send the log file to help us in understanding the problem.
Important: Close the brainvisa session after that an error occured. If you save the file, before closing BrainVISA, it will not be readable.
Windows: save the following file C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.brainvisa\brainvisa.log.
Linux: save the following file /home/<user>/.brainvisa/brainvisa.log.
The name of the log file can be brainvisa<number>.log if you have several brainvisa running on the same user account. The name of the log file is written in the console at BrainVISA starting.