How is the simulation of executable processes carried out?

After you have modeled your business process, define simulation-relevant output data, such as times, costs, quantities, etc., for activities, dialogs, script services, and Web services. Then start the simulation of the executable process (Process Governance Simulation). If the simulation of a process instance fails, the Process Governance administrator receives a notification and a message is displayed in Console. Use the error log on the Messages on executable processes bar (Show Explorer Explorer tab) and the Governance simulation bar (Show model model tab) to identify and solve errors in the simulation data or in process modeling. Further information about the simulation is provided in process administration on History and Instances. If necessary, correct errors in the modeling or the output data. If you changed the simulation data only, restart the simulation. If you changed the business process, you must update the executable process before you start the simulation.

Under ARIS > Options > Process automation > Simulation you can specify the simulation settings. Alternatively, you can adjust the settings for the current simulation run after starting the simulation using the configuration in the Simulate governance process dialog.

Please note the following:

Sample processes with predefined simulation data are available in the reference database Governance Automation Models.

ARIS video tutorial

Simulate executable processes

This tutorial is based on ARIS 7.2. The functionality shown is also available to you in the current version.

See also

Define simulation data for activities

Define simulation data for dialogs, script services, and Web services

Simulate governance process

Find and correct problems in processes

Display information about Process Governance Simulation