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Data & Rules Tab
Clock Properties
Set up the working hours of your simulation and the display of the clock.
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Calendar
Run your simulation against a calendar of dates.
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Shifts
Set up the shifts for your Resources and Activities.
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Labels
See all the Labels in your simulation and create new ones.
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Distributions
See all the distributions in your simulation and create new ones.
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Create Distributions
Create your own custom distribution.
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Spreadsheets
A list of all the spreadsheets in your simulation.
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Information Store
The information store is a where all the global data items are stored. Global data items are items of data that can be used in your simulation to measure or control what is happening.
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View Objects of Type
Lists of the objects that form the structure of your simulation.
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Groups
Put simulation objects into and manage your groups.
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Resource Matrix
See where your resources are assigned in one central table.
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Resource Schedule
See where your resources are scheduled in one central table.
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Scheduled Maintenance
Apply scheduled downtime to activities in your simulation.
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Input Summary
A summary of all the objects and their properties in your simulation.
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Quick Build
Quick Build enables you to automatically produce an entire simulation based on parameter data from pre-filled tables.
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Travel Matrix
Allows you to edit the travel times between all relevant objects in your simulation from one easy menu.
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Jobs Matrix
Control the sequence of work via a matrix rather than routing arrows.
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Cycle Matrix
An alternative method to describe routing in your simulation, where you define each of the cycles of activity at your Activites.
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Links
View and change the routing between all your simulation objects.
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Overheads
Specify fixed costs and revenues that apply to your whole simulation.
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Finance Summary
The Financial Summary allows you to change the financial inputs for all objects in your simulation.
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Excel Connections
Import data from Excel and export results using an easy connection wizard.
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SQL Connections
Import data from SQL and export results using an easy connection wizard.
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R Connections
The R connection allows you to export data to R and run scripts directly from Simul8
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Google Sheet Connections
Import data from Google Sheets and export results using an easy connection wizard.
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