Simulation Experiment Parameters

The parameters view of the Simulation experiment comprise two sections:

Toolbar
Parameters

The top part of the Simulation experiment view contains toolbar with the following control elements:

Run (it is substituted by Pause during the experiment run) - starts the experiment.
Pause (it is substituted by Run if the experiment is not launched or if it is paused) - pauses the experiment.
Run fast - (active only if the experiment is not running) - starts the experiment and runs it without displaying the GIS map.
Stop - (active only if the experiment is launched or paused) Click to stop the experiment.
Speed slider (active only if the experiment is launched or paused) Sets the experiment execution speed as a scale ratio between model time and real time.
The value defines the number of model time units (days) corresponding to one second of real time. The x1 value sets the execution speed to one model day per second, the x2 value - to two model days per second, and so on.
The max value sets the execution speed to the maximum. The maximum speed can be set when you need to simulate a model for an extended period of time and the model does not require you to set correspondence between the model time and the real time units.
The x0 value sets the execution speed to zero, which pauses the experiment. You can resume it by setting Speed to a non-zero value and clicking Run.
Simulation log view - [available only in Run fast mode] shows the current progress of the experiment
1. Simulation progress - the progress bar showing the current progress of the experiment.
2. Model time - currently simulated model time.
3. Experiment status - show the current status of the experiment:
  - Experiment successfully completed
  - Experiment aborted. Check the log file for more details.

Below the toolbar you can find a set of the experiment's parameters which are available only if the experiment is not launched:

Note: The experiment parameters can be reset to their default values if required.

Experiment duration - the period of time that will be processed by the experiment.
- All periods - [The option is set by default] Experiment will consider all periods specified in the Periods table. The actual experiment duration is specified below the parameter as Start date and End date:
  Note: The starting date of the experiment corresponds to the date specified in the Start column of the first period (in the Periods table), and the ending date corresponds to the date specified in the End column of the last period (in the Periods table).
- Selected periods - Experiment will consider only the periods that you specify in the Start period and End period fields:
  - Start period - [visible if Selected periods option is selected] Specify the period, the starting date of which will be used as the starting date of the experiment.
  - End period - [visible if Selected periods option is selected] Specify the period, the ending date of which will be used as the ending date of the experiment.
  Note: The experiment duration will constitute the whole period between the starting date of the period specified in the Start period field and the ending date of the period specified in the End period field.
- Custom period - allows you to set custom experiment duration period. For details on specifying dates, refer to the date chooser section:
  - Start date - specify the required experiment starting date.
  - End date - specify the required experiment ending date.
Finances statistics unit - the monetary unit that will be used in the statistics.
Product statistics unit - the product measurement unit (also includes units defined in the Measurement Units table) that will be used in the statistics.
Time statistics unit - the time measurement unit that will be used in the statistics.
Distance statistics unit - the distance measurement unit that will be used in the statistics.
Configure statistics - opens the dialog box allowing you to specify the statistics to be collected during the Simulation experiment.
Pre-processor - custom user-defined Java processor. If no custom pre-processor is provided, the Default pre-processor will be used.
Post-processor - custom user-defined Java processor. You can set the required post-processor and define its parameters during the experiment run.
- Save results - [Selected by default] allows you to save experiment results to the dashboard. If it is not set, results will not be saved.
- Export statistics to External DB - if set, the gathered statistics wil be exported to the database table. Click the icon to the right of this parameter to configure export parameters.