Viewing Results

You can view the results of a simulation in the heat map.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Run a simulation for a perturbation, see Running Simulations.
See Also
Configuring Experiments
Experiments Panel

Review the Heat Map

You can obtain an overview of the simulation results from the heat map.

  1. For an open pathway model, click in the toolbar.
    The Experiments panel opens with the Information tab active.
  2. Select the Results tab.
    A heat map displays for the results of the most recent simulation.
  3. Optional: Click display a legend for the heat map.
  4. Optional: Click to pivot the heat map.

The heat map is color coded. Red cells indicate that an entity is active and blue cells indicate that it is inactive. If you defined a set of outcome markers, the heat map automatically groups these together in the heat map. For more information, see Selecting Outcome Markers.

Sort or Cluster the Heat Map

You can choose how to order the entities or steps in the heat map. When you run a simulation with outcome markers, the heat map has a group for the specified entities.

  1. In a heat map, click for the header row or column.
  2. Choose how to filter or cluster the rows or columns.
    • Alphabetical Sort
    • Reverse Alphabetical Sort
    • Activity Sort
    • Inactivity Sort
    • Clustering

The heat map organizes its the entities or steps according to your choice. If your heat map includes any groups, this performs the organization within each group.

Investigate Individual Simulations

You can investigate the results for individual simulations when a heat map includes multiple simulations.

  1. For the simulation row to investigate, click .
  2. Choose View Results.
    The heat map for the simulation opens in a results summary. You can review and manipulate this heat map as usual.
  3. After investigating the individual simulation, click to return to the heat map for all simulations.

Hide Results

You can hide entity or step results from a heat map to reduce the amount of information shown and focus on the elements of interest.

  1. In a heat map, for a step, entity, or group click for the heading row or column.
  2. Click Hide.

Show Hidden Results

You can reshow hidden entity or step results in a heat map.

  1. In a heat map, click .
    The heat map is now in edit mode and its display includes hidden elements with a hashed background.
  2. Click for the result that you want to unhide.
  3. Click Show.
  4. Click .

The heat map is no longer in edit mode and it displays the previously hidden results.