Overview Editor for Project Simulations

BPM Project Navigator then choose Project then choose Simulationsthen choose Simulation Definitions then choose Simulation Definition

Use this editor to specify the general parameters for this simulation definition. More.

Start Time

Defines the start time for the simulation. This time is used only for logging. It is not used for scheduling purposes.

Duration

Defines the period the simulation will run. This interval is specified in months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Use Calendar Rule

Determines if calendar rules are used in simulation. Checking this box allows the simulation to account for calendar rules when determining participant allocations.

Let in-flight instances finish before simulation ends

If selected, simulation ends only when the specified number of instances completes. If unselected, simulation stops after the simulation duration is completed. At that point, all incomplete instances are shown in either “in-process” or “queue” status.

Project Page

The Project page contains a table listing all of the processes within the current project. For each process, you can select which simulation model you want to use. Also, you must specify which processes to include in the simulation.

For all of the included processes, instances are generated when the simulation is run.

Process

Lists the processes that you can include in this simulation.

Model

For each process, lists the model specified in "How to Create and Configure a Simulation Model"

Include in Simulation

Enables you to specify whether to include the process in the simulation.

Resources Page

In the Resources page, you can define the resources used within the simulation. All processes included in the simulation share these resources. The cost of each resource is defined per hour.

To the right of the table are two controls:

Specify the parameters in the Resources page as appropriate.

Related Topics

Modeling and Implementation Guide for Oracle BPM, "How to Create a Simulation Definition".