Getting Started

3 • THE BASIC PROCESS PANEL
TYPICAL USES
• Number of documents processed per hour
• Serial number to assign to parts for unique identification
• Space available in a facility
PROMPTS
Prompt
Name
Rows
Columns
Report Statistics
Data Type
Clear Option
File Name
Recordset
Description
The unique name of the variable being defined.
Number of rows in a one- or two-dimensional variable.
Number of columns in a two-dimensional variable.
Check box for determining whether or not statistics will be
collected. This field is visible when the rows and columns are
not specified (that is, for single variables).
The data type of the values stored in the variable. Valid types are
Real and String. The default type is Real.
Defines the time (if at all) when the value(s) of the variable is
reset to the initial value(s) specified. Specifying Statistics resets
this variable to its initial value(s) whenever statistics are cleared.
Specifying System resets this variable to its initial value(s)
whenever the system is cleared. Specifying None indicates that
this variable is never reset to its initial value(s), except prior to
the first replication.
Name of the file from which to read the variable's value or
values. You can use any file access type supported by Arena
except sequential text files and Lotus spreadsheet (.wks) files. If
the file name you specify has not been created yet, Arena will
create it, but you must edit the file to specify the file access type,
path, and recordset (if required).
Name of the recordset in the specified file from which to read
values. This field is available only if you specify a File Name for
a file that has been set up with a file access type, path, and
recordset. Arena uses the Rows and Columns properties to
determine the amount of data to read from the recordset. A
recordset is required for all file types except .xml. The recordset
size must be equal to or greater than the number of rows and
columns specified for the variable.
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