Simulation Connector Lifecycle

A simulation activity uses a simulation connector to communicate with an external app such as Abaqus/Standard.

For more details about working with simulations, see the SIMULIA Process Composer (Web) User's Guide.

The Simulation Connector lifecycle includes these states:

This page discusses:

Development

The owner has complete access to a simulation connector in the Development state.

Released

The simulation connector is available for production or delivery. Other protected collaborative spaces can access the simulation connector. Released connectors cannot be deleted or demoted. When the simulation connector is no longer valid, the owner promotes it to the Obsolete state.

You use the Released state to share the object with other collaborative spaces within the organization. The Released state is most often used with protected collaborative spaces, where the access rights change between the Frozen and Released states. In public and private collaborative spaces, there is no access difference between the Released state and the Complete state.

The Simulation Analyst can create simulations and simulation activities using a simulation connector only when the simulation connector is in the Obsolete state.

You cannot demote a simulation connector back to the Development state if it is used by a simulation activity or template.

In addition, you cannot delete a simulation connector if it is used by any simulation activities.

Obsolete

The simulation connector is no longer used, is not expected to be executed, and must not be used in a collaborative space. The owner can delete the simulation connector in the Obsolete state or create a new version of the simulation connector.