Factors (simulation experiments)

Factors are independent variables which can be changed in a simulation experiment. They are attributes of the objects that are included in the simulation and which influence the simulation run and the results.

Currently, attribute types with data types Integer, Floating point number, Boolean and Time (constant time in the format value/unit or dddd:hh:mm:ss) are supported.

You can change the values of the different attributes for each object included in the simulation experiment. A particular combination of object and attribute can be used only once. This means that an object can be used multiple times only if it has differing attributes. If an object was added with all attributes it is no longer available on the list of factors.

You can specify a lower and upper limit (Low/High) for each factor. These values are used to calculate the factor variations. Using Step, you specify the increments of the intermediate steps between the lower and upper limits.