The process instantiation, that is, patterns of times and quantities used for generating process instances, can be configured using process instantiation plans or object attributes. If both options are used, the process instances created with process instantiation plans have priority.
General
You can configure the process instantiation using process instantiation plans by assigning the Schedule model to start objects. Start objects are events, and are also functions or rules in BPMN diagrams.
Prerequisite
You have already created a Schedule model having at least one Calendar event object and defined the calendar event as a process instantiation object.
Procedure
The process instantiation plan is assigned to the start event and will be used to create process instances during the simulation.
ARIS models
You can use object attributes to generate processes at equal intervals, for example, over a period of 24 hours. By default, one process instance per day is set. If 0 is entered as a value, no process instance is generated.
Procedure
This entry will cause a process instance to be created every hour.
BPMN diagrams
For BPMN diagrams, you can define a period after which processes are to be created. If the Time cycle attribute has been specified, it has priority over the Frequency attribute. In order for the attribute to be interpretable during the simulation, a time span must be specified in P[n]Y[n]M[n]DT[n]H[n]M[n]S format, conforming to ISO 8601. In this context, the following applies: P = indication that a period follows; Y = years; M = months; D = days; T = separator between date/time; H = hours; M = minutes, and S =seconds. [n] indicates the numerical value in each case. Example: P6DT5H corresponds to 6 days and 5 hours.
Prerequisite
The process model has a Timer type start event.
Procedure
The process instances are created in line with the predefined cycle.