function init_from_cvtest(this, topModelName, topTestVar, refs)

excludedList  = cv.ModelRefData.getExcludedModels(topTestVar.modelRefSettings.excludedModels);        
%cvsim semantics - exclude top model only in case of coverage for model reference
excludeTopModel = ~strcmpi(topTestVar.modelRefSettings.enable, 'off') && topTestVar.modelRefSettings.excludeTopModel;
apply_enable_rule_from_settings(this, topModelName, refs,  ...
    excludeTopModel, topTestVar.modelRefSettings.enable, excludedList);
    
    
