diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/Allrun-parallel b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/Allrun-parallel
index dcb5474b13..3113b19787 100755
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/Allrun-parallel
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/Allrun-parallel
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ nProc=$(getNumberOfProcessors)
 # copy flange surface from resources folder
 cp $FOAM_TUTORIALS/resources/geometry/blob.stl.gz constant/triSurface/
 
-runApplication blockMesh
-runApplication decomposePar
+runApplication blockMesh -region backgroundMeshDecomposition
+runApplication decomposePar -region backgroundMeshDecomposition
 
 runParallel foamyHexMesh $nProc
 runParallel collapseEdges $nProc -latestTime -collapseFaces
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/constant/backgroundMeshDecomposition/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
similarity index 100%
rename from tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
rename to tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/constant/backgroundMeshDecomposition/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d3806e873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
+| =========                 |                                                 |
+| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
+|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+FoamFile
+{
+    version     2.0;
+    format      ascii;
+    class       dictionary;
+    location    "system";
+    object      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+numberOfSubdomains 2;
+
+method          scotch;
+//method          ptscotch;
+// method          hierarchical;
+
+simpleCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 1 );
+    delta           0.001;
+}
+
+hierarchicalCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 1 1 );
+    delta           0.001;
+    order           xyz;
+}
+
+manualCoeffs
+{
+    dataFile        "";
+}
+
+distributed     no;
+
+roots           ( );
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..288d536c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../fvSchemes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..4a4e96ba76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../fvSolution
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d3806e873..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    location    "system";
-    object      decomposeParDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-numberOfSubdomains 2;
-
-method          scotch;
-//method          ptscotch;
-// method          hierarchical;
-
-simpleCoeffs
-{
-    n               ( 2 2 1 );
-    delta           0.001;
-}
-
-hierarchicalCoeffs
-{
-    n               ( 2 1 1 );
-    delta           0.001;
-    order           xyz;
-}
-
-manualCoeffs
-{
-    dataFile        "";
-}
-
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..6fe38b15ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/blob/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/backgroundMeshDecomposition/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
similarity index 100%
rename from tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
rename to tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/backgroundMeshDecomposition/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
similarity index 64%
rename from tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/polyMesh/boundary
rename to tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
index efe6bfe832..afb5d8a226 100644
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
@@ -9,20 +9,38 @@ FoamFile
 {
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
-    class       polyBoundaryMesh;
-    location    "constant/polyMesh";
-    object      boundary;
+    class       dictionary;
+    location    "system";
+    object      decomposeParDict;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-1
-(
-    walls
-    {
-        type            wall;
-        nFaces          126;
-        startFace       207;
-    }
-)
+numberOfSubdomains 8;
+
+//method          scotch;
+method          hierarchical;
+
+simpleCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 2 );
+    delta           0.001;
+}
+
+hierarchicalCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 2 );
+    delta           0.001;
+    order           xyz;
+}
+
+manualCoeffs
+{
+    dataFile        "";
+}
+
+distributed     no;
+
+roots           ( );
+
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..288d536c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../fvSchemes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..4a4e96ba76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../fvSolution
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
deleted file mode 100644
index afb5d8a226..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    location    "system";
-    object      decomposeParDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-numberOfSubdomains 8;
-
-//method          scotch;
-method          hierarchical;
-
-simpleCoeffs
-{
-    n               ( 2 2 2 );
-    delta           0.001;
-}
-
-hierarchicalCoeffs
-{
-    n               ( 2 2 2 );
-    delta           0.001;
-    order           xyz;
-}
-
-manualCoeffs
-{
-    dataFile        "";
-}
-
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..6fe38b15ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/constant/backgroundMeshDecomposition/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
similarity index 100%
rename from tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
rename to tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/constant/backgroundMeshDecomposition/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24853f860c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
+| =========                 |                                                 |
+| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
+|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+FoamFile
+{
+    version     2.0;
+    format      ascii;
+    class       dictionary;
+    location    "system";
+    object      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+numberOfSubdomains 8;
+
+//method          ptscotch;
+//method          hierarchical;
+method          scotch;
+
+simpleCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 1 );
+    delta           0.001;
+}
+
+hierarchicalCoeffs
+{
+    n               ( 2 2 2 );
+    delta           0.001;
+    order           xyz;
+}
+
+manualCoeffs
+{
+    dataFile        "";
+}
+
+distributed     no;
+
+roots           ( );
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..288d536c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSchemes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../fvSchemes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..4a4e96ba76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/backgroundMeshDecomposition/fvSolution
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../fvSolution
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
deleted file mode 100644
index 24853f860c..0000000000
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
-| =========                 |                                                 |
-| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
-|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-FoamFile
-{
-    version     2.0;
-    format      ascii;
-    class       dictionary;
-    location    "system";
-    object      decomposeParDict;
-}
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-numberOfSubdomains 8;
-
-//method          ptscotch;
-//method          hierarchical;
-method          scotch;
-
-simpleCoeffs
-{
-    n               ( 2 2 1 );
-    delta           0.001;
-}
-
-hierarchicalCoeffs
-{
-    n               ( 2 2 2 );
-    delta           0.001;
-    order           xyz;
-}
-
-manualCoeffs
-{
-    dataFile        "";
-}
-
-distributed     no;
-
-roots           ( );
-
-
-// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..6fe38b15ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/mixerVessel/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+backgroundMeshDecomposition/decomposeParDict
\ No newline at end of file