7.1 Simulation Case Management

When opening the Simulator, no simulation cases are shown. To create a new simulation case, select the Adds a new case to the current set button or the panel stating Click to create a new case. The newly created case is then automatically selected in the simulation table, which means that the details of the case are those shown in the simulation data panel.

Columns that describe the cases, for example, their names. It is possible to show additional columns in the table by right-clicking on the column header Description. This brings up a popup menu, as seen in Figure 101, listing all the available simulation fields defined in the service. Selecting one of them shows a column in the table with the values of that field from all the current cases.

Figure 101 Simulation Table Header

The simulation toolbar holds actions that can be performed on the simulation cases that are selected in the simulation table. All actions listed in Table 59 are also accessible through a popup menu which can be opened by clicking the right mouse button in the table.

Table 59 Simulator Actions
Icon	Description	Hot key
	Switches layout of the simulator. As default, the split view is used. The left panel of the simulator is split between the simulation table and the simulation data details. The simulation toolbar is divided and shown both over and under the table, as in Figure 100. In the maximized view, the table and the data details are both given a separate tab. The toolbar is shown in full to the left of the tabs, as in Figure 101.	Alt+V
	Sets the simulation in debug mode. The behavior of this action depends on the solution that integrates ERE.
	Creates a new simulation case with default values and adds it to the current simulation set	Ctrl+N
	Creates one or more new simulation cases based on the ones the user has chosen. First, the simulation cases that should be cloned are selected in the simulation table. When the Clone button is pressed, one new case for every selected is created and added to the current simulation set. Every new simulation case is filled with the values from one of the original cases.	Ctrl+Shift+C
	Deletes the selected case from the set. Deletes the selected simulation cases from the current simulation set. A confirmation dialog is shown to the user before deletion.	Delete
	Executes the selected cases.	Ctrl+Enter
	Toggles between showing all cases in the set and only showing the failed ones.	Ctrl+Alt+F
	Creates a new simulation set.	Ctrl+Shift+N
	Closes the selected simulation set.	Alt+Q
	Switches simulation data source between file and database.	Alt+D
	Opens a simulation set.	Ctrl+O
	Saves the current simulation set.	Ctrl+S
	Saves the current set with another filename.	Ctrl+Shift+S

Note:: The Simulator supports storage of simulation cases in a database. This is optional and the appearance of the simulation toolbar is dependent on whether the default file view or the database view is chosen.

By clicking a case in the table, the data parameters for that case are shown.