You can define a general problem formulation that you want
to solve by setting the bounds and objectives for parameters.
If you subsequently change the parameter attributes (that is,
lower bound, value, upper bound, objective, and target), the parameters
in the corresponding adapter inherit the new values.
From the Flow section of the action bar, drop the activity for which you want to add formulations onto the process
diagram.
Note:
Only numeric parameters (that is, real or integer data types) are
displayed because the parameter attributes in the problem formulation
are numeric in nature.
Toggle the show formulations columns.
Set the following options, as desired.
Option
Description
Lower Bound
Enter the value that you want to define
as a lower bound or limit.
Note:
If the current value is less than the defined lower
value, this cell is colored pink to indicate that your current design
does not conform to the stated problem formulation.
Value
Enter the initial value for the parameter.
Upper Bound
Enter the value that you want to define
as an upper bound or limit.
Note:
If the current value is greater than the defined upper
value, this cell is colored pink to indicate that your current design
does not conform to the stated problem formulation.
Objective
Specify whether you want to minimize
or maximize this parameter or try to achieve a
target value.
Target
If the Objective
is set to target, enter the value that you want
to try to achieve.
Objective Weight
Enter the value that you want
to use as the weight factor for this parameter when it has an objective
defined.
Objective Scale
Enter the value that you want
to use as the scale factor for this parameter when it has an objective
defined.
Bound Weight
Enter the value that you want to
use as the weight factor for this parameter when it has bounds or constraints
defined.
Bound Scale
Enter the value that you want to
use as the scale factor for this parameter when it has bounds or constraints
defined.