Entity
What is an Entity?
Entities are the items or people being processed—e.g., products, documents, customers, etc. An entity is defined by selecting an entity...
What is Entity Cost?
The identification of cost is optional and has no effect on the behavior of the model. Initial cost The initial...
How do I Divide an Entity?
A single entity is split or divided up into two or more entities. Suggested Technique From the activity where the...
How do I Renege an Entity?
A customer waiting for service decides to leave rather than continue waiting. Suggested Technique Route the customer to the desired...
How do I Tracking Entity Conditions?
Counting the total number of entities meeting a special condition. Suggested Technique Determine the condition or attribute to be counted....
How do I randomly assign Entity Attribute Values?
An entity attribute is assigned a different value or descriptor based on a random percentage. This applies to both predefined...
How do I Change Entity Graphics During Simulation?
There are two methods of changing the entity graphic during the simulation. Both methods are described below with separate suggested techniques....
How do I Import Entity Graphics?
Import graphics to be used as entities to enhance the dynamic representation of your model. The files that work best for...
Why am I Getting Entity Arrival Failures at the End of Simulation?
After the model has simulated the following prompt is displayed. Simulation Complete, Do you want to see the results?(NOTE: There...
How do I change Activity Time based on Entity Attribute?
The activity time or some other activity action is based on the value of a particular attribute of the entity. Suggested...
How do I Change Activity Time Based on Recurring Entity Passes?
An activity through which the same entity passes multiple times, possibly with a different activity time or routing with each...
What are Entities?
Entities are the items or people processed during the simulation—e.g., products, documents, customers, etc. Selecting an entity shape from the...
How do I Concurrently Process Entities at an Activity
Multiple entities are allowed to enter an activity and be processed concurrently (at the same time at the same activity), independent...
How do I Process Individual Entities from a Batch?
A batched entity enters an activity input queue where each entity in the batch is processed individually. The entities may...
How do I Hold Entities Until a Condition is Satisfied?
Only allow one part at a time to enter a section of the process. Suggested Technique 1. Create a global...