Configuring the Responses

You can specify the actions that you want Optimization Process Composer to take after running your set of experiments.

  1. From the Flow section of the action bar, click DOE and drop it on the process diagram.
  2. Double-click DOE .
    The DOE Editor appears.
  3. From the DOE Editor, click the Responses tab.
  4. Determine the output parameters that you want to use as responses by selecting the corresponding check boxes in the first column.

    Note: While the number of response quantities specified has no affect on the cost of running the experiments and only slightly affects the cost of analyzing results, you must be careful to focus on key quantities that directly relate to the performance/quality of the product to specify as responses. This action eases the interpretation of results in making design decisions.

  5. Specify an objective (minimize, maximize, or target) and any appropriate weighting factor in the corresponding columns.

    You can use this option to screen for the most influential factors and to estimate an optimal design. It is also used to determine the “best” point of all the designs that ran.

  6. Click Ok to save your changes and to close the DOE Editor.