https://www.simul8.com/support/help/ 2026-05-12T01:31:03+00:00 https://www.simul8.com/support/help/ https://www.simul8.com/support/help/mul8.com/support/help/lib/tpl/argon/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:breakdowntype&rev=1739374611&do=diff Breakdown_Type This is a special global variable. Create a text variable with this name and then whenever an object is broken down using a named breakdown type Simul8 will populate the variable with the breakdown type name. Visual Logic Related Commands * Break Restart * Set MTBF style text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:button&rev=1739374611&do=diff Button This special Global Data Item lets you know what the user clicked that caused the VL Event On Button Click Visual Logic event to occur. The text Global Data Item name “Button” is automatically filled with text describing what the user clicked immediately before the On Button Click Visual Logic event occurs. This allows you to control how you wish your simulation to respond to the user's click. text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:current_work_item&rev=1739374612&do=diff Current Work Item This contains information Simul8 uses about the Current Work Item. It is changed by Visual Logic that selects the current Work Item (such as Select Current Work Item and Add Work Item to Queue) and is available during processing Visual Logic that use the Current Work Item (such as SET: and On Work Complete). text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:graph_sync&rev=1739374612&do=diff Graph Syn Interval This is a special Simul8 global variable. It tells you want the Results Synchronization Interval is currently set to. It is read only, so you can read it's value but not update it's value to a new number. text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:overhead_cost&rev=1739374612&do=diff Overhead Cost The global data item Overhead Cost is a special global variable created by Simul8 automatically. It records the overhead financial costs generated by your simulation. You can attach costs to every object in your simulation. Overhead Costs allows you to specify additional costs not triggered by Work Items passing through simulation objects. For example, you may want to keep track of one-off machine maintenance that is not triggered by the flow of work in the simulation. text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:overhead_revenue&rev=1739374612&do=diff Overhead Revenue The global data item Overhead Revenue is a special global variable created by Simul8 automatically. It records the overhead financial revenue generated by your simulation. You can attach Revenue to End Points in your simulation. Overhead Revenue allows you to specify additional costs not triggered by Work Items passing through simulation objects. You may want to keep track of one-off revenue, for example selling an asset, that is not triggered by the flow of work in the simul… text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:results_collection_period&rev=1739374613&do=diff Result Collection Period This global data item is created by Simul8 automatically. Its value cannot be viewed or edit through the Information Store, but can be read and changed through Visual Logic. The time that the simulation will run beyond Warm Up Period. text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:simulation_time&rev=1739374613&do=diff Simulation Time Simulation Time is a fundamental aspect of your simulation model. It indicates the current time within the simulation run (based on the selected time unit). When the simulation is reset, the Simulation Time resets to 0 and then progresses as the simulation continues. It’s important to note that the Simulation Time variable cannot be altered during the simulation run. text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:text_file_type&rev=1739374613&do=diff Text_File_Type You can set Simul8 to read from a CSV file that uses tab delimited to define a new column. Write your csv file, replacing “,” with Tab. Then create a number global data item within the information store in Simul8 called “TEXT_FILE_TYPE text/html 2025-02-12T09:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.simul8.com/support/help/doku.php?id=features:information_store:special_global_data_items:warmup&rev=1739374613&do=diff Warm Up The global data item Warm Up Period is created by Simul8 automatically. Its value cannot be read or set via the Information Store but can be changed and read through Visual Logic. The warm up time is the time that the simulation will run before starting to collect results.