The Options panel displays different chart options depending on the type of chart.
The options panel for Content charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the Object column.
Specifies the name of the WIP column.
The options panel for composite staytime charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object begins. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object ends. See Adding Objects for more information.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Average Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Minimum Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Maximum Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Sets the interval for the template. All staytime values are recorded during each interval. The template then computes the average of those staytimes.
Specifies the time units that should be used on the chart.
The options panel for composite WIP vs time charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object begins. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object ends. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the WIP data in the legend.
The options panel for date time displays has the following properties:
Displays the current elapsed model time from Day 1 at the time specified in the Model Settings window with the format: Day 1, 08:00:00
Displays the current model date and time as defined in the Model Settings window.
Displays the current model date and time using a custom format.
The options panel for date time displays has the following properties:
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Adds objects/groups to the current list of objects. Objects and groups may be added multiple times. |
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Removes objects/groups from the current list of objects. |
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Moves the selected object up in the list |
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Moves the selected object down in the list |
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Sample an object in the model. |
There are five ways to add objects to this chart:
Enter text to display on the graph. Leave this field blank to display the object or group name.
This value is added once when the model is reset. This value might represent the initial purchase price of a resource.
This value is continually added as the model runs. A value of 1.0 would mean at time 50.0 the total time value for the object would be 50.0. Use the Convert Units tool to convert units to model time units.
Use the and
to add or remove items from the table.
Each item has an Label Name, Value(s), Amount Per Entry and Amount Per Time. To apply the
values to all label values, leave the Value(s) field blank. To define multiple label values,
separate numbers using commas and dashes. For example: 1,2,5,10-15,20
Use the Convert Units tool 
to convert units to model time units.
Use the and
to add or remove items from the table.
Each item has a State, Amount Per Entry and Amount Per Time.
Use the Convert Units tool to convert units to model time units.
The options panel for item trace gantt charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects at which to begin tracking items. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the objects at which to stop tracking items. See Adding Objects for more information.
The options panel for Label charts has the following properties:
Specifies the labels to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the Name column.
Specifies the name of the Value column.
Specifies the time interval for the chart. For time plots, the line will show the total output for the previous interval. Otherwise, the value displayed in the chart is Output divided by n, where n is the number of Intervals that have elapsed.
The options panel for milestone charts has the following properties:
Specifies the Milestone Collector to use as a data source.
Specifies one or more Intervals to display on the chart. For more information, see the Intervals section.
These properties are common to all By Type templates. For more information, see By Type Templates.
Specifies how the chart should display the Type.
Specifies the units to use for the interval duration value.
The options panel for model documentation charts has the following properties:
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This button makes the selected text bold. If the whole selection is already bold, this button removes the bold effect. |
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This button italicizes the selected text. If the whole selection is already italicized, this button removes the italics. |
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This button underlines the selected text. If the whole selection is already underlined, this button removes the underline. |
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This button makes the text on the current line left justified. If multiple lines are selected, all lines are left justified. |
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This button makes the text on the current line right justified. If multiple lines are selected, all lines are right justified. |
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This button makes the text on the current line right justified. If multiple lines are selected, all lines are right justified. |
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This button places the current line in an ordered list. If multiple lines are selected, all lines are placed in the list. |
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This button places the current line in an unordered list. If multiple lines are selected, all lines are placed in the list. |
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This button inserts a section of flexscript code, which can be used to dynamically update the model documentation based on the model itself. |
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This button removes the current section of flexscript. |
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This button changes the font of the current selection to be the specified size. |
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This button highlights the selected text in the specified color. |
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This button changes the font color of the selected text to the specified color. |
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This button toggles the view between the visual editor and the html editor. |
The options panel for output charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the Object column.
Specifies the name of the Throughput column.
Specifies the time interval for the chart. For time plots, the line will show the total output for the previous interval. Otherwise, the value displayed in the chart is Output divided by n, where n is the number of Intervals that have elapsed.
The options panel for output by type charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
These properties are common to all By Type templates. For more information, see By Type Templates.
Specifies the name of the Type column.
Specifies the name of the Throughput column.
Specifies the time interval for the chart. For time plots, the line will show the total output for the previous interval. Otherwise, the value displayed in the chart is Output divided by n, where n is the number of Intervals that have elapsed.
The options panel for people charts has the following properties:
Choose what kind of comparisons you would like to see on this chart. There are four possible options:
If comparing groups, specifies which data to include on the chart. There are three possible options:
If comparing groups, choose which groups you would like to compare in the table. Each selected group will appear in the table in the Subset column.
If comparing groups, click to select all groups except the top group.
If comparing groups, click to clear the selection of all groups except the top group.
Choose how to partition result data within the table. Partitions will be applied in addition to the group comparisons.There are three available options:
The options panel for Process Flow Activity Statistics charts has the following properties:
Specifies the activities to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the statistic to display - Input, Output, Content, or Staytime.
Specifies the name of the Activity column.
Specifies the name of the Instance column.
Specifies the name of the Statistic column.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Current Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Minimum Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Maximum Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Average Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
The options panel for state charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the state profile the chart will use.
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Select a state table to use. |
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Open the properties window for the selected state table. |
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Add a state table based off the selected objects and the selected state profile. |
See State Tables for more information on state tables.
Use the checkbox to show states specificed in the state table as excluded in the chart.
If this box is checked, then the color palette for this chart will be reordered to match the order in the selected state table. In addition, colors associated with unutlized states will be made semi-transparent, while colors for utilized and excluded states will be made completely opaque.
The options panel for state charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the time interval for the chart. For this time plot, the line will show the percentage of utilized time during the previous interval.
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Select a state table to use. |
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Open the properties window for the selected state table. |
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Add a state table based off the selected objects and the selected state profile. |
See State Tables for more information on state tables.
The options panel for state charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the state profile the chart will use.
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Select a state table to use. |
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Open the properties window for the selected state table. |
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Add a state table based off the selected objects and the selected state profile. |
See State Tables for more information on state tables.
If this box is checked, then the color palette for this chart will be reordered to match the order in the selected state table. In addition, colors associated with unutlized states will be made semi-transparent, while colors for utilized and excluded states will be made completely opaque. Excluded states will still appear on this chart.
The options panel for staytime charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the Object column.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Average Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Minimum Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Maximum Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Sets the interval for the template. All staytime values are recorded during each interval. The template then computes the average of those staytimes.
Specifies the time units that should be used on the chart.
The options panel for staytime by type charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object begins. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object ends. See Adding Objects for more information.
These properties are common to all By Type templates. For more information, see By Type Templates.
Specifies the name of the Type column.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Average Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Minimum Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Maximum Staytime column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Sets the interval for the template. All staytime values are recorded during each interval. The template then computes the average of those staytimes.
Specifies the time units that should be used on the chart.
The options panel for Tracked Variable charts has the following properties:
Specifies the Tracked Variables to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the Name column.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Current Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Minimum Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Maximum Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
Use the checkbox to specify whether the Average Value column is shown on the chart. If shown, you can change the column name using the associated edit field.
The options panel for travel distance charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects to include on the chart. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the name of the Object column.
Specifies the name of the distance traveled statistic in the legend.
Sets the interval for the template.
Sets the units the distance will be measured by.
The options panel for WIP by type charts has the following properties:
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object begins. See Adding Objects for more information.
Specifies the objects that define where the composite object ends. See Adding Objects for more information.
These properties are common to all By Type templates. For more information, see By Type Templates.
Specifies the name of the Type column.
Specifies the name of the WIP statistic in the legend.
The options panel for zone statistics charts has the following properties:
Specifies the Zone to use as a data source.
Specifies which statistic to collect from the Zone. If you want to gather a Partition statistic, use the Zone Partition Statistics Table template, instead of this template.
Specifies which Subset or Subset Calculation to gather statistics from, if required. If the chosen statistic does not require a Subset or Subset calculation, the only option will be "None". Otherwise, this combo box will contain a listof all Subsets, or Subset calculations, based on the chosen statistic.
Specifies the name of the Instance column, if the instance column is present.
Specifies whether the Current column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
Specifies whether the Minimum column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
Specifies whether the Maximum column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
Specifies whether the Average column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
The options panel for zone partition statistics charts has the following properties:
Specifies the Zone to use as a data source.
Specifies which statistic to collect from the Zone. If you want to gather a statistic besides a Partition statistic, use the Zone Statistics Table template, instead of this template.
Specifies which Partition Calculation to gather statistics from, if required. If the chosen statistic does not require a Partition Calculation, the only option will be "None". Otherwise, this combo box will contain a list of all Partition Calculations.
Specifies whether the partition value is text, or if it is a number.
Specifies the name of the Instance column, if the instance column is present.
Specifies the name of the Partition column.
Specifies whether the Current column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
Specifies whether the Minimum column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
Specifies whether the Maximum column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.
Specifies whether the Average column is present. If checked, you can edit the name of this column in the associated edit field.