Once finished with the definition of the simulation properties, you prepare your scenario for the simulation run.
To prepare the simulation result, do one of the following:
Right click the scenario in the Navigator view, and select Run Simulation from the popup menu.
Click Run Simulation in the Scenario editor in which the scenario is displayed.
Your scenario will be validated. For example, it will be checked whether you imported a valid process definition, whether all units for measurement have been specified, et cetera. If an error occurs, you are returned to the Scenario editor and you need to fix the error(s) before you can proceed with the simulation process.
If no errors occur, the simulation results are automatically added to the Scenario (.ssr) file and stored in the Simulation folder of your project. The Scenario editor displays the process definition you have selected for simulation. The Simulation Controller is displayed below the Scenario editor:
Figure 12.10 Displaying the Simulation Controller
Note
If errors occur while the process definitions in the scenario are being validated, all these errors are displayed in the Problems view. The error details such as error description, resource where the error occurred, error location and project are displayed in this view. These details are displayed in Description, Resource, Project Pass, Location and Type columns respectively. In the Location column, the location of the error is displayed in the form of the process definition name and the actual location of the error in that process definition. These two are separated by a delimiter (/).
The Simulation Controller is used for starting, stopping, pausing a simulation run, for controlling the speed of a simulation run, and for generating simulation reports. The Simulation Controller consists of the following parts:
Legend: Shows if the simulation run is still waiting to be executed, just processing, or already completed.
Speed Controller: Controls the speed at which activities are processed and animated during the simulation.
Simulation Progress: Shows the progress of a simulation run. Below the progress bar, you find the following buttons:
Button | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Play | Starts the execution of the simulation based on the selected scenario. |
| Pause | Pauses the simulation and saves its intermediate history. You can resume the simulation run by clicking the Play button again. |
| Stop | Cancels the execution of the simulation run. |
Simulation Date: Displays the date and time of the simulation.
Simulation Report: Displays the View tab. Use this tab to generate simulation reports. The reports are displayed in a separate window.
Note
Simulation Report is not displayed in Simulation Controller of the subprocess definition.
For more information on executing a simulation scenario, refer to section 12.3.2 Using the Simulation Controller.
