Managing Schedules and Time Slots
Accessing the list of schedules
To access the list of schedules from the Tools navigation menu:
1. Select Simulation > Schedules.
The list of available schedules appears.
Creating schedules
To create a simulation schedule from the Tools navigation menu:
1. Select Simulation > Schedules.
The list of available schedules appears.
2. Click the New button.
The window for creating a schedule appears.
3. Enter the Name of the schedule and click OK.
The new schedule appears in the list of simulation schedules.
4. You must then define the time slots in your schedule. See Creating time slots.
You can create a schedule from a scenario by associating it either to the input flow or to a resource.
To create a schedule for an input flow from a scenario:
1. Open the Input Flow property page of the scenario.
2. At the right of the Schedule field, click Create Schedule.
The window for creating a schedule appears.
3. Enter the Name of the schedule.
4. Click OK to complete the schedule creation.
You must then define the time slots in your schedule. See Creating time slots.Creating time slots
You can create a schedule from a scenario by associating it either to the input flow or to a resource.
To create a time slot from the Tools navigation menu:
1. Select Simulation > Schedules.
The list of available schedules appears.
2. Select the schedule that interests you and open its Characteristics properties page.
3. In the Time Slots section, click the New button.
The window for creating a time slot appears.
4. Enter the Name of the schedule.
5. In the Start section, from the From Weekday field, select the day on which the activity starts, and from the From Time field, specify the start time of the activity.
6. In the End section, from the To Weekday field, select the day on which the activity ends, and from the To Time field, specify the end time of the activity.
The time format is <hh:mm:ss.ddd> and must be between 00h00 and 23h59mn59sec.7. Click OK.
The new time slot appears in the list of time slots of the simulation schedule.
To create a 24/7 calendar, you can create a time slot from Monday 0h0mn0sec to Sunday 23h59mn59sec.Associating a schedule with the input flow of a scenario
To associate an existing calendar with a scenario:
1. Open the Input Flow property page of the scenario.
2. Click the arrow at the right of the Schedule field and select Connect Schedule.
3. In the selection window, select the schedule you are interested in.
4. Click Connect.
Associating a schedule with a resource
To associate an existing schedule with a resource:
1. Open the Resources properties window of the scenario.
The list of resources specified in the BPMN diagram of the process is displayed.
2. Select the row of the resource you are interested in and, in the Used Schedule column, choose the schedule that corresponds to the activity period of the resource.