Getting Started

4 • THE ADVANCED PROCESS PANEL
TYPICAL USES
• Gathering observational data to compare two simulation configurations (save data
to file for a tally)
• Collecting additional statistical information such as number in queue plus number
resources busy
• Generating statistics on various states of an operator or machine
• Tracking the number of customers in a grocery store using NSTO function and
Store/Unstore modules
• Collecting and tracking performance statistics for a given period of time during a
simulation
PROMPTS
Prompt
Name
Type
Tally Name
Counter Name
Frequency Type
Expression
Description
The name of the schedule being defined. This name must be
unique.
Type of statistic being defined. Type may be Time-Persistent
(Dstat), observational Tally-, Counter-, Output- or Frequencybased.
Defines the symbol name for the tally. This name appears in the
report as the tally identifier. Applies only when Type is Tally.
Defines the symbol name for the counter. This name appears in
the report as the counter identifier. Applies only when Type is
Counter.
Indicates whether statistics are being collected on the state of a
resource (State) or on an expression (Value). Applies only when
Type is Frequency.
Name of the time-persistent statistic, value of the output statistic
or expression for the frequency. For frequencies, if the
Frequency Type is State, this field is a resource name indicating
that statistics are to be collected on the state of a resource. If
Frequency Type is Value, this field simply specifies the
expression on which statistics are to be collected. Applies only
when Type is Time-Persistent, Output, or Frequency.
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