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# DMSetUp
sets up the data structures inside a `DM` object
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"
#include "petscdmlabel.h"
#include "petscds.h"
PetscErrorCode DMSetUp(DM dm)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***dm -*** the `DM` object to setup
## Note
This is usually called after various parameter setting operations and `DMSetFromOptions()` are called on the `DM`
## See Also
[](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `DMCreate()`, `DMSetType()`, `DMView()`, `DMCreateGlobalVector()`, `DMCreateInterpolation()`, `DMCreateColoring()`, `DMCreateMatrix()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/interface/dm.c
## Examples
src/dm/field/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/forest/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex4f90.F90
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c
src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex8.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/tutorials/ex10.c
## Implementations
DMSetUp_Composite in src/dm/impls/composite/pack.c
DMSetUp_DA in src/dm/impls/da/dareg.c
DMSetUp_pforest in src/dm/impls/forest/p4est/pforest.h
DMSetUp_Moab in src/dm/impls/moab/dmmoab.cxx
DMSetUp_Network in src/dm/impls/network/network.c
DMSetUp_Patch in src/dm/impls/patch/patch.c
DMSetUp_Plex in src/dm/impls/plex/plex.c
DMSetUp_Redundant in src/dm/impls/redundant/dmredundant.c
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