diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
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 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
 export(loadConfig)
+export(set_initial_conditions)
diff --git a/R/set_initial_conditions.R b/R/set_initial_conditions.R
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+#' Import initial conditions
+#'
+#' Import initial conditions from a scenario/variant result calculation to a new scenario/variant.
+#'
+#' @param params [numeric], arguments passed to Edisic for importing initial conditions. See details
+#' @param cfg
+#'
+#' @details `params` [numeric] vector of length 5. Each number correspond to:
+#'
+#' 1. number of the scenario from which import initial conditions
+#' 1. number of the variant from which import initial conditions (Use "0" for no variant)
+#' 1. Time in seconds of the initial conditions to import (Use "0" for a single permanent simulation with no time steps)
+#' 1. number of the scenario where the initial conditions are exported to
+#' 1. number of the variant where the initial conditions are exported to  (Use "0" for no variant)
+#'
+#' @return
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' # Import initial conditions from the scenario #1 without variant at time 0s
+#' # to the variant #1 in the scenario #1
+#' set_initial_conditions("1 0 0 1 1")
+#' }
+set_initial_conditions <- function(params, cfg = loadConfig()) {
+  if (!is.numeric(params) || length(params) != 5) {
+    stop("`params` should be a numeric of length 5")
+  }
+  sArgs <- paste(params, collapse = " ")
+  shell(
+    shQuote(
+      paste(
+        file.path(cfg$sic$path, cfg$sic$edisic),
+        shQuote(dirname(cfg$project$path), type = "cmd"),
+        "CI",
+        shQuote(basename(cfg$project$path), type = "cmd"),
+        sArgs
+      ),
+      type = "cmd2"
+    ),
+    wait = T,
+    translate = T
+  )
+}
diff --git a/man/set_initial_conditions.Rd b/man/set_initial_conditions.Rd
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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/set_initial_conditions.R
+\name{set_initial_conditions}
+\alias{set_initial_conditions}
+\title{Import initial conditions}
+\usage{
+set_initial_conditions(params, cfg = loadConfig())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{params}{\link{numeric}, arguments passed to Edisic for importing initial conditions. See details}
+
+\item{cfg}{}
+}
+\value{
+
+}
+\description{
+Import initial conditions from a scenario/variant result calculation to a new scenario/variant.
+}
+\details{
+\code{params} \link{numeric} vector of length 5. Each number correspond to:
+\enumerate{
+\item number of the scenario from which import initial conditions
+\item number of the variant from which import initial conditions (Use "0" for no variant)
+\item Time in seconds of the initial conditions to import (Use "0" for a single permanent simulation with no time steps)
+\item number of the scenario where the initial conditions are exported to
+\item number of the variant where the initial conditions are exported to  (Use "0" for no variant)
+}
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+# Import initial conditions from the scenario #1 without variant at time 0s
+# to the variant #1 in the scenario #1
+set_initial_conditions("1 0 0 1 1")
+}
+}