Creating a Cockpit

You can create a cockpit to have a single graphical view of the model. It summarizes the values of the key parameters and variables using text or graphs.

  1. From the Design section of the action bar, click Create Cockpit .
  2. In the Cockpit creation dialog box, enter the name and description of the cockpit.
  3. To categorize the parameters of interest:
    1. From the Cockpit section of the action bar, click Create Parameters Category to create a parameter category.

      Note: You can also click , under the categories of parameters.

    2. Enter the name of the category in the Add a category dialog box and click OK.
    3. Drag the parameters you need into the category area.
  4. To add the variables to be simulated:
    1. From the Cockpit section of the action bar, click Create Variable Area .
    2. Drag the variables into the text area.
  5. To add a model diagram, a plot, or a text area, use the commands in the Cockpit section of the action bar.

The cockpit is created. You can expose this cockpit for analysis using the Expose to Analyst command from the Lifecycle section of the action bar.