1. 1Jan. 2016
EA Simulations
Model Simulations

2. 2Jan. 2016
EA Simulations
 Simulations may be run using the following diagram types: State, Activity, Sequence
 In EA Ultimate Edition it is also possible to run simulations of BPMN diagrams
 You can record, save, export, and import simulations as XML

3. 3Jan. 2016
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The workspace layout shown below was created for running simulations. It has some of the more useful windows for this purpose.
An asterisk at the front of the workspace name indicates it was created by a user (i.e. not a standard view that comes with the product.)

4. 4Jan. 2016
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In the EA repository, the Help node includes links to a video and a PowerPoint deck showing how to set up a custom workspace.

5. 5Jan. 2016
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The EA repository also includes an example Simulation, under ‘Reference Models.’

6. 6Jan. 2016
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The simulation may be started  from the menu bar or  by right-clicking on the diagram (see below)

7. 7Jan. 2016
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 The Activity Diagrams from multiple use cases may be strung together in any order and invoked from ‘Action’ elements
 Action elements are available for selection from the diagram toolbox for Activity Diagrams
 Within an Action you can specify JavaScript based actions under ‘Effect’

8. 8Jan. 2016
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pause/resume
While the simulation is running, it may be paused/resumed

9. 9Jan. 2016
EA Simulations
If you run a manual simulation (as opposed to an interpreted simulation) you will be prompted at each decision point.

10. 10Jan. 2016
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Here sim.tripCount is initialized to value 1
Here sim.tripCount is incremented
If sim.tripCount < 2 the loop
executes again
A control variable (“trip count”) can be used to control looping.
Note: the variable sim.tripCount must be prefixed “sim.” to be recognized by the Simulator

11. 11Jan. 2016
EA Simulations
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