Simulate Scheduling Operations, Orders or Order Structures Using Drag-and-Drop or Insert
Explanation
This activity is used to manually simulate operations
using the drag-and-drop or insert functions. This will not affect the actual
schedules as simulated results is not saved back to the database. Simulation is
only for analytical purposes. Planners can run what if type analysis by creating
scheduling objects inside Advance Planning Board simulation mode, Maintenance
Planning Board simulation mode or in Simulation client.
Prerequisites
To run simulations using Advance Planning Board, it should be in
simulation mode.
To run simulations using Maintenance Planning Board, it should be in
simulation mode.
To run simulations using Simulation client, it should be up and running.
System Effects
As a result of this activity the system simulates
operations. Simulated results can be saved back to files ( *.fsi or .*fsw ) for
later simulation work. Snapshots can be taken for performing comparative
analysis before and after scheduling.
Window
Simulation Client
Advance Planning Board
Maintenance Planning Board
Maintenance Planning Board for Planning Network
Related Window Descriptions
Simulation Client
Advanced Planning Board
Maintenance Planning Board
Maintenance Planning Board for Planning Network
Gantt Chart
Data Tree
Procedure
To run simulations in any of the scheduling clients, its is required that the
clients are running in simulation mode, or you need to start the simulation
client.
- If the Simulation Client is not already running,
open the Simulation Client
dialog box. In the Site field, specify the site for which
you want to simulate operations. Use
List to select from
available sites. Click OK. This action starts the simulation client.
- If you are in the Scheduling Client, go to File/Set
Application Run Mode/Switch to Simulation Mode. This will convert the
scheduling client to behave as a simulation client.
- If you are in the Advanced Planning Board and not in simulation
mode already, go to File/Set Application Run Mode/Switch to Simulation
Mode. This will make the Advance Planning Board to run in the simulation mode.
- If you are in the Maintenance Planning Board and not in the
simulation mode already, go to File/Set Application Run Mode/Switch to
Simulation Mode. This will make the Maintenance Planning Board to run in
the simulation mode.
- Use DRAG-AND-DROP functionality or INSERT functionality to simulate
operations of your choice and investigate various scheduling situations.
- If you use right click and move (DRAG-AND-DROP), then the operations
will be dragged and drop in to a new time slot, and will be rescheduled to
occupy that slot if resource and relationship constraints are met ( will not
reschedule existing operations to make space).
- If you place the curser on the object (an individual operation or order
structure) , click-and hold and then start dragging , the curser will turn
to a small triangle with letters INS on it. This means you are
performing INSERT scheduling. In this case you can release curser at the
time interval where you want your operations or order structures to be. But
in this case, if there are any other operations in the same time slot, they
will get rescheduled unlike DRAG-AND-DROP scheduling to create space for the
operations or order structures that you are rescheduling.
- you can crate any master data or activity within the simulation mode.
For example if you need to create a new calendar, go to Master Data in the navigator (in simulation mode), then right click on
Work Time
Calendars, and then select New Child. You will be able to create
a new calendar object and use it for simulation purposes. Similarly you are able to
create any objects within simulation mode and use them for simulations along
with existing objects.
- Once you complete the simulation you can Click
File/Save
to save the results to a file.