The Experiment Manager operates as follows when running experiments:
Once you choose to begin an experiment, SIMPROCESS begins a sequence of steps. Each step occurs only if the previous completes successfully. The steps for running experiments are:
1. Load Experiments.xml file.
2. Prompt to save current work if necessary.
3. Enter a loop with sub loops.
Find Experiment.
Find Model.
Find Design.
Find Scenario.
Find Parameters.
Find Process Alternatives.
Load Model.
Verify Design.
Run Model.
Commit results to database (optionally).
End loop.
End loop.
End loop.
End loop.
4. Display status message on success of experiments.
Experiment Trace
During experiment execution, the Experiment Manager displays a trace showing the steps that have been completed and the current step. The trace includes the date, time, and a message. The trace is displayed using the SIMPROCESS Experiment Manager Status Messages window. It is important to examine the Experiment Manager trace, since it will give the complete status of your experiments.
Also see Interacting With Experiments