Users Guide Instruction Manual

4 • THE ADVANCED PROCESS PANEL
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4 • Advanced Process
StateSet module
D ESCRIPTION
The StateSet module is used to define states for a resource or number of resources. The
states may be associated with an autostate or may be new states for the resource. The
Resource module in the Basic Process panel references the stateset, if any, that a given
resource will use.
T YPICAL USES
 States for an operator, such as busy with customer, busy refilling shelves, busy on
phone
 States for a machine, such as random failure, scheduled failure, busy with setup, busy
with processing
 States for a doctor, such as scheduled appointments, hospital rounds, paperwork,
telephone calls
P ROMPTS
Recordset Name Name used to identify the recordset in ReadWrite module. This name
must be unique within the file.
Command Text Text of the command that will be used to open the recordset (e.g., SQL
statement, procedure name, table name.)
Command Type Type of command entered in the CommandText.
Named Range The named range in the Excel workbook to which the recordset refers.
Table Name The name of the table in the Access database to which the recordset
refers.
Prompt Description
StateSet Name Name of set of states that the resource may be assigned during the
simulation run.
State Name Name of the user-defined state.
AutoState or Failure Used to associate the state name with an autostate (such as Idle, Busy,
Inactive, or Failed) or a particular Failure Name. If not used, the state
must be assigned by using either the Assign module or the Resource
State within the Seize or Process modules.
Prompt Description