Simulation with Arena

Schedules (cont’d.)
• Server Data area:
– For Capacity Type, pick Schedule rather than Capacity
(pull-down)
– “Capacity” box changes to:
• Schedule — name the schedule (defined below)
• Choice between Preempt/Ignore/Wait — what if resource is busy
when scheduled to go down (See book.)
– Get a new Schedule… button below — push it
• Schedule subdialog
• Add (capacity, duration) pairs
• If all durations are specified, schedule repeats forever
• If any duration is empty, it defaults to infinity
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