with a simulationName in env.xml

data/input/northeastamerica/RIOBNneaBasins.xml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	<cVthresholdForFinalStates>5.0</cVthresholdForFinalStates>
 	<RecruitmentThresholdForFsAndKappa>50.0</RecruitmentThresholdForFsAndKappa>
 	<yearOfTheBegin>1801</yearOfTheBegin>
+	<simulationName>reference</simulationName>
 
 	<riverBasinFile>data/input/northeastamerica/nea_riverbasins.csv</riverBasinFile>
 	<offshoreBasinFile>data/input/northeastamerica/nea_offshorebasins.csv</offshoreBasinFile>

src/main/java/environment/BasinNetwork.java

@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ public abstract class BasinNetwork extends Environment<Basin, DiadromousFish> {
 
 	protected long yearOfTheBegin = 1800;
 
+	/**
+	 * a generic name use to identify simulation
+	 * 
+	 * @unit
+	 */
+	protected String simulationName = "";
+
 	protected transient double[][] distanceGrid;
 
 	protected transient Time time;
@@ -53,19 +60,19 @@ public abstract class BasinNetwork extends Environment<Basin, DiadromousFish> {
 
 	@Override
 	public void addAquaNism(DiadromousFish fish, AquaNismsGroup group) {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		// Auto-generated method stub
 	}
 
 
 	@Override
 	public void moveAquaNism(DiadromousFish fish, AquaNismsGroup group, Basin destination) {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		// Auto-generated method stub
 	}
 
 
 	@Override
 	public void removeAquaNism(DiadromousFish fish, AquaNismsGroup group) {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		// Auto-generated method stub
 	}
 
 
@@ -92,9 +99,10 @@ public abstract class BasinNetwork extends Environment<Basin, DiadromousFish> {
 	 */
 	public String getSimulationId() {
 		String id = "_";
-		id = id.concat(Integer.toString(getPilot().getParameters().getRngStatusIndex()));
-		String temperatureFile = getTemperatureCatchmentFile();
-		id = id.concat("-").concat(temperatureFile);
+		if (!simulationName.equalsIgnoreCase(""))
+			id = id.concat(simulationName).concat("-");
+		id = id.concat(Integer.toString(getPilot().getParameters().getRngStatusIndex())).concat("-")
+				.concat(getTemperatureCatchmentFile());
 		return id;
 	}