SIMPROCESS Advanced Feature

Attributes

Attributes are user-defined and built-in variables of model elements whose values can change during the course of a simulation run. For example, in the case of a Batch Process where Entity release depends on the weight of Entities received, an attribute is the total weight of the items accumulated in the batch Activity.

To determine the percentage of orders processed within a specified period of time, the attributes you need to track include the processing time for each order, the number of orders that meet the promised delivery date, and the total number of orders processed. Attributes may be used to:

• Alter the behavior of a Process by changing the value of an attribute during a simulation
• Communicate information (such as attribute values) between two Processes in a model
• Store data collected during a simulation run