To specify the general properties of the scenario:
- If necessary, select Scenario Properties on the Simulation Designer toolbar, and click the General tab.
- On the General tab, enter a name
for this scenario. The name might contain letters, numbers, spaces,
and most special characters.
The name might not contain
any of the following characters: \ / : * ? " < >
The
scenario name is used as the file name when you check in the scenario.
The scenario name is also the default document title, although you
can change the title. The scenario name is also the simulation name.
The document title appears in Simulation Console to select the scenario
to open or run.
- In the Description field, you can
optionally enter text to describe the scenario. The text that you
enter then displays in Simulation Console and as the simulation description.
- Under Simulated Data Start Date and Time, click the Calendar button
to specify the date and time to start the simulation.
Note: The Calendar dialog displays the date and
time in the default format for your locale. If you modify the default
time and date pattern, the Calendar dialog
does not display the date and time in the modified pattern.
- Under Simulated Data End Date and Time, specify the date and time to end the simulation.
Tip: The dates and times to start and end the simulation
are virtual times, not related to any actual times. For example, you
could specify a start date of January 1, 2004 and an end date of January
31, 2004, then start the simulation on the actual date of June 5,
2005. The simulation would use the other scenario settings, such as
arrivals and shifts, and identify the simulation data as representing
the period from January 1 to January 31, 2004.
- Under Process Simulator Options,
select Publishing Enabled if you want to start
the publisher when the simulation ends. When this option is selected,
the events generated by the simulation are published to Case Analyzer for analysis and report
generation.