Displaying Simulation Charts and Exporting a Report

You can display simulation charts that collect statistics on specific elements of the production system such as resources and zones. You can also display simulation charts on the production system using the System Performance Monitor. You can then export a report with the collected statistics.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Simulation Charts and the System Performance Monitor

Display Specific Simulation Charts

You can display simulation charts that collect statistics on resources and zones by selecting resources and zones during simulation.

  1. Click the Play command of the Compass.
  2. Select a simulation.
  3. In the Player, click Play forward .
  4. During simulation, click a resource, for example a conveyor.
  5. Expand the Chart Details area of the simulation statistics panel that appears.
  6. Click the Statistics tab.
    Charts appear and display the number of products handled by the conveyor and its state time.
  7. Optional: Click Open HTML Report .
    A report appears displaying values on several conveyor statistics.
  8. For buffer resources, click Tracking Stats to view a chart that displays individual products and their quantity.
    You can view the buffer resource statistics in the State Times chart, such as the Buffer Partial with No Reorder buffer state.
    Note: Every time you update the buffer resource, a new bar appears in the chart.

Display States History Simulation Chart

You can display the States History simulation chart, which collects statistics on resources and zones during simulation.

  1. Click the Play command of the Compass.
  2. Select a simulation.
  3. In the Player, click Play forward .
  4. On the right edge of the work area, click States History.
    The States History dialog box displays a chart with the simulations statistics.
  5. Optional: In the dialog box, click the Export to XML command and save the file in the required location.
    When you open the saved file in a browser, it displays the values in XML format.

  6. For buffer resources, mouse over a line in the Gantt chart to view the tooltip information.
    The tooltip displays quality tracking for a buffer resource.

You have accessed the States History simulation chart.

Display Simulation Charts Using the System Performance Monitor

You can display simulation charts that collect statistics on the general production system using the System Performance Monitor.

Before you begin: Set the System Performance Monitor options. See Simulation Options Dialog Box.
  1. Click the Play command of the Compass.
  2. Select a simulation.
  3. In the Player, click Play forward .
  4. On the right edge of the work area, click System Performance Monitor .
  5. Select a tab, such as the System Utilization tab.
    Charts appear and display the state of each element of the production system.
  6. Optional: Click Export Statistics, select the simulation outputs and click OK.
    A report appears displaying the statistics of the production system.
  7. Optional: Click Open HTML Report .
    A report appears displaying values on the elements of the production system.

Tips:
  • You can dock the simulation statistic panels to an edge of the work area.
  • Hover over a color to display information on the collected statistics.

Export a Report

You can export a report from the simulation charts, to XLS and ONE formats.

  1. At the bottom of any of the simulation chart panels, right-click Open HTML Report .
  2. Select either XlS or ONE.