Verifying the Process with a Simulation

This procedure describes how to run a simulation of the process you have created.  All operations are created in serial by default. You can link the various operations in parallel using PERT Chart. If you do that, simulation of each operation in parallel happens simultaneously.
Do not link to operations using the same resource in parallel. This is not supported and results in unpredictable behaviors.
This procedure assumes that you have created the process described in the procedures proceeding it.

  1. Select the process on the PPR tree.

  2. Click Process Simulation . 

    The icon turns orange.  The Process Simulation and Simulation Control Tools pop-up toolbars appear.
    The table below provides the meaning of each of the VCR-like buttons.

    		Jump to start

    		Pause

    		Step forward (by default, shows simulation one tenth of a second at a time). 
    To alter the number of seconds or other time units, use the spinner that controls speed.  To alter the time units, see Tools > Options > General > Parameters and Measures > Units.

    		Run (shows simulation as continuous motion, a.k.a. Play)

    		Jump to end

     

    		 Simulation mode: Single/Continuous. 

    The simulation mode determines whether the simulation is shown once or continuously;  pressing this button toggles between the two modes.

    		The image to the left shows the default simulation mode: Single, that is, to show the simulation once.

    The image to the left shows the Continuous simulation mode button.

    		Step size

    To increase or decrease the speed of the simulation, use the spinners.

    		Simulation time:  This field tracks the time within a simulation when actions occur.

    In addition, users may input a value in the time editor field. The simulation engine will attempt to "jump" to the given time. If the input value is outside the simulation start-end boundary, the following actions will be taken:

    • If the input value is greater than the end time, the simulation will stop when reaching the end and a message will be displayed to the user.
    • If the input value is smaller than the start time, the simulation will stop when reaching the start and a message will be displayed to the user.
    To increase or decrease the speed of the simulation, alter the speed button; the time window shows you how much of the simulation's run time has elapsed.
      The use of the commands in the Simulation Controls toolbar is explained in more detail Running Simulations.

  3. To end the simulation, click the Close button on the Process Simulation toolbar.
You are now ready to export the process to DMIS.