Exploring and Expanding a Simulation

When you explore a simulation, a Navigation window appears that displays a graphical representation of the content of the simulation. You can choose to explore, open, or execute the simulation from the Navigation window. You can also explore a simulation from the Search Results window or from the impact graph editor.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To explore a simulation from a Search Results window, right-click the simulation and select Explore. Alternatively, you can double-click the simulation that you want to explore.

    • To explore a simulation after a related search, right-click the simulation in the Impact Analysis window and select Explore.

    The simulation appears in the Navigator window. A representation of the results category appears in the 3D.

  2. Expand the simulation by double clicking on the simulation in the 3D.
  3. From the Search Results window, you can select a Physics Simulation and do the following from the context menu:
    • Select Run to run the simulation.
    • Select Terminate to halt a simulation that is already running.
  4. From the Navigation window, you can select a Physics Simulation and do the following from the context menu:
    • Select Run to run the simulation.
    • Select Terminate to halt a simulation that is already running.
    • Select Expand All to view the data categories under the simulation. (Expand All is available only in the Navigation window.)
    • Select Lock or Unlock to lock or unlock the simulation.
    • Select Change Maturity to revise the lifecycle state of the simulation.
  5. From the Search Results or Navigation window, you can right-click on a Process Composer simulation process or simulation activity and do the following:
    • Select Explore to explore the object.
    • Select Explore Parents to open a new window that explores the parents of the simulation object, if any exist.
    • Select Explore Template to explore the content of the template that created the process or activity, if a template exists.
    • Select Open in Process Composer to open the object in either the native Process Composer or the browser-based Process Composer.
    • Select Open in Performance Study to open the object in either the native Performance Study or the browser-based Performance Study.
  6. From the Search Results or Navigation window, you can right-click on a Process Composer job and do the following:
    • Select Create Parent Process in Performance Study to open the simulation process that created the job in the native version of Performance Study.
    • Select Explore to explore the job in the Navigation window.
    • Select Explore Parents to explore the Process Composer simulation process or simulation activity that was used to create the template, if any.
  7. From the Search Results or Navigation window, you can right-click on a Process Composer template and do the following:
    • Select Explore to explore the template in the Navigation window.
    • Select Explore Parents to explore the Process Composer simulation process or simulation activity that was used to create the template, if any.
    • Select Explore Instances to open a new window that explores the instances of the template, if any exist.
    • Select Create New Process in Process Composer Web to instantiate the template and create a Process Composer object. You can modify any editable instantiation options before you instantiate the template.