Relevant connections for simulation
Connections that can be evaluated during simulation include
Attribute allocation connections
Sequence flow
Message flow
Some of these connection types have simulation-relevant control attributes. These attributes are evaluated during the simulation and control the simulation run. Before starting the simulation, it is recommended that you ensure that simulation-relevant attributes of the connections have been specified. The following list gives an overview of the connections and their source and target objects.
Name | From/To | Control attributes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
activates | Event/Function | None | None |
activates | Rule/Function | None | None |
is evaluated by | Event/Rule | None | None |
is predecessor of | Function/Function | None | None |
leads to | Function/Rule | None | None |
leads to | Rule/Event | None | None |
creates | Function/Event | None | None |
links | Rule/Rule | None | None |
occurs before | Event/Event | None | None |
sends | Function/Message | None | None |
is received by | Message/Function | None | None |
sends | Event/Message | None | None |
is received by | Message/Event | None | None |
Message flow | Event/Event | None | None |
Message flow | Function/Event | None | None |
Message flow | Function/Function | None | None |
Message flow | Event/Function | None | None |
belongs to | Event/Pool | None | None |
belongs to | Function/Pool | None | None |
belongs to | Rule/Pool | None | None |
carries out | Human resource/Function | Number of required employees | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
Commit resource | Boolean | ||
contributes to | Human resource/Function | Number of required employees | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
Commit resource | Boolean | ||
is operating resource of | Technical resource/Function | Required capacity | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
requires | Function/Technical resource | Required capacity | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
accesses | Function/Technical resource | Required capacity | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
produces | Function/Capacity resource | Quantity | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
is consumed by | Capacity resource/Function | Quantity | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
is used by | Capacity resource/Function | Quantity | Integer (0 to + infinite) |
belongs to | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
has member | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
is assigned to | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
is composed of | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
is of type | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
is position of | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
is superior | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
occupies | Human resource/Human resource | None | None |
has subordinate event | Event/Event | None | None |
has as output | Function/ERM attribute | Operator | :=, +, -, * |
Operand | String | ||
Operand (numeric) | Floating point number: Constant or randomly distributed | ||
Operand (logical) | Choice: True, False, Not defined | ||
is compared to | ERM attribute/Event | Operand position | Integer (- infinite to + infinite) |
Capacity resource/Event | None | None |