Tutorial 2 - Running a Simulation

The simulation is now ready to run.

1. Save the Package that contains the Claims Management Process.
2. Check the Problems view for any errors in the Process. If any exist, right-click them and select Quick Fix to correct them (if no Quick Fix is available, open the Process to correct the problem).
3. In the Project Explorer, select the Claims Management Process, right-click, and select Prepare Simulation.
   Note: When you select Prepare Simulation, TIBCO Business Studio sets up parameters necessary for the simulation to run, in this case defining how data flows through the Send Loss Adjuster? gateway. Selecting Prepare Simulation can also fix some problems that do not have Quick Fixes available.
4. Select Simulation perspective in the upper right of your workspace. This adds the Simulation Control and Simulation Results views to your workspace.
   Note: Alternatively, you can run the simulation as described in the next step and TIBCO Business Studio changes the perspective automatically.
5. In the Project Explorer, select the Claims Management Process, right-click, and select Run As > Run Simulation. If prompted, click Yes to save any unsaved changes.
   Tip: By default a simulation runs with a Simulation Start Date/Time that is the current system date/time, but you can set the desired Simulation Start Date/Time using the drop-down calendar and by entering a time value. For more information, see Simulation Time .
6. The simulation runs:
   • The Simulation Control View shows simulation time and the progress of simulation.
   • The Simulation Results View displays the number of cases and updated simulation data about the Activities and Participants such as the Cost.
   • The number of queued and processed cases is indicated on the Process (see Tutorial 3 - Interpreting the Results of Simulation).

     In our example, we simulated 100 cases (the default number of cases for simulation is 100, however this can be configured).