For example, to create a custom configuration and associate the configuration with a model newModel, follow these steps.

1. Set your current folder to a writeable directory.

2. Create and save a new model called newModel. In the MATLAB^® Command Window, enter:

   new_system("newModel");
   save_system("newModel");

3. Open the Model Advisor by entering:

   modeladvisor("newModel")

4. To create a custom configuration, you can use either of these approaches:

   • Use the Model Advisor Configuration Editor. Open the Model Advisor Configuration Editor by clicking Open > Open Configuration Editor and specify the folders and checks that you want to include in the Model Advisor analysis. For more information, see Use Model Advisor Configuration Editor to Customize Model Advisor.

   • Use the Model Advisor Configuration Advisor.Config API. Create an Advisor.Config object and then use the object functions to add checks, organize them in a hierarchy and specify which ones you want to include in the Model Advisor analysis. For more information, see Customize Model Advisor Configuration Programmatically.

   For this example, use the Model Advisor Configuration Editor to create a custom configuration.

5. In the Model Advisor Configuration Editor, click Save As to save a new, custom configuration file. For this example, save the configuration file as customConfig.json. The Model Advisor Configuration Editor prompts you to save the configuration as the default configuration. For this example, click No.

6. Update your Simulink^® environment to include the custom configuration file. At the MATLAB command line, enter:

   Advisor.Manager.refresh_customizations

   For more information, see Update the Environment to Include Your Custom Configuration.

7. Re-open the Model Advisor for the model newModel. In the MATLAB Command Window, enter:

   modeladvisor("newModel")

8. In the Model Advisor, click Open > Load Configuration and select the custom configuration file customConfig.json to load the configuration file into the Model Advisor.

   If the configuration file that you loaded contains checks that are incompatible with the newer version of MATLAB you use, you get a dialog box asking whether to automatically fix issues in the configuration. To fix the issues automatically, click Yes, and then perform the steps as described in Update or Delete Checks in Configuration Files Automatically Using Model Advisor.

   From the Model Advisor Check Selector pane, you can see the folders and checks specified in the custom configuration. If you expect a folder or check to appear in the configuration and it does not, see Use Model Advisor Configuration Editor to Customize Model Advisor and Update the Environment to Include Your Custom Configuration.

9. If you want the Model Advisor to use this configuration each time you open the model newModel, associate the loaded configuration file with the model by using one of these approaches:

   • In the Model Advisor, click Open > Associate Configuration to Model. The Model Advisor opens the Configuration Parameters dialog box for the model. The Model Advisor configuration file parameter lists the configuration file associated with the model. Click OK.

   • In the MATLAB Command Window, provide the model name and configuration file name as inputs to the function ModelAdvisor.setModelConfiguration.

     ModelAdvisor.setModelConfiguration("newModel","customConfig.json");

   You can view the Model Advisor configuration file associated with the model by entering:

    ModelAdvisor.getModelConfiguration("newModel")

10. To return to your default configuration, click Open > Restore Default Configuration.

    For information on how to restore the default shipping configuration or set a new default configuration, see Use Model Advisor Configuration Editor to Customize Model Advisor.