The Simulation progress window displays how the simulation runs. Use it to watch how the process instances are performed, how the work resources change the tasks and how the variables values change when the simulation is running (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Simulation progress window (the Activities tab)

Activities Tab

To watch the change of performing stages, go to the "Activities" tab of the Simulation progress window. It displays the list of simulation processes and information on performing their instances. Click on the plus sign to see the list of sub-processes and information on their instances. To see information on the simulation tasks, select the "Show tasks" checkbox. Table 1 describes each column of the Window.

Property	Description
Activity	The name of the activity.
Created	The number of activity instances created as of the current simulation date and time.
Completed	The number of activity instances completed as of the current simulation date and time.
Being processed	The number of activity instances being processed as of the current simulation date and time.
Technological waiting	The number of activity instances that are waiting for the start as of the current simulation date and time. Their waiting is a technological necessity.
Waiting in queue	The number of activity instances that are waiting for the start as of the current simulation date and time. They are waiting in the queue of a work resource.
Waiting for mat. resources	The number of activity instances that are waiting for the start as of the current simulation date and time. They are waiting for the necessary number of material resources to become available.
Created instances per day (avg)	Displays the average number of activity instances created per day.
Completed instances per day (avg)	Displays the average number of activity instances completed per day.

Table 1. Description of the "Activities" tab properties

The Sum line contains the sum of values in column. Note that only simulation TASK instances are included in the sum.

Work Resources Tab

The Work resources tab displays the list of simulation work resources.

Figure 2. Simulation progress window (the Work resources tab)

See Table 2 for the description of the left part of the Work resources tab.

Property	Description
Resource	The name of the work resource.
Number of task instances in queue	The number of task instances that are in the queue of the work resource as of the current simulation date and time.
Queue length	The length of the work resource queue as of the current date and time. The queue length is the sum of processing times of all the task instances that are in the queue.

Table 2. Description of the left part of the "Work resources" tab

Select the work resource to see its properties in the right part of the window (Figure 2). These properties include:

List of its instances.
For each work resource instance, you see the task instance that it performs as of the current simulation date and time.
List of task instances that are in the queue of the selected simulation work resource.

The information is displayed as of the simulation date and time when the resource has been selected. To refresh the information, use the Refresh button.

See Table 3 for the description of the right part of the window.

Property	Description
Simulation date	Simulation date as of the moment when the resource is selected in the left part of the tab.
Simulation time	Simulation time as of the moment when the resource is selected in the left part of the tab.
Resource instance	List of resource instances.
Task instance being processed	Simulation task instance that is performed by the resource instance at the specified date and time.
№	Ordinal number of the task in the queue.
Task instances in queue	The sequence of task instances that are in the resource queue at the specified date and time.
Priority	Priority of the task instance that is in the queue.

Table 3. Description of the right part of the "Work resources" tab

Variables Tab

Go to the Variables tab to view how values of the variable instances change as of the simulation date and time (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Simulation progress window (the Variables tab)

Variable instances are united into sections:

Functional Objects Global Variables
Org Units Global Variables
Global Variables
Process Local Variables

Variable instance goes to one section or another depending on where it is declared (see Table 4):

Section	Where the variable is declared
Functional Objects Global Variables	"Functional objects" repository objects with the Global value in the Resource type property (Functional object Properties Window → Simulation properties tab → Material resource Properties Group).
Org Units Global Variables	"Org units" repository objects with the Global value in the Resource type property (Org unit Properties Window → Simulation properties tab → Material resource Properties Group).
Global Variables	Variables declared in the "Global and system variables" repository (Main Menu → Process Analysis → Simulation variables).
Process Local Variables	- "Functional objects" and "Org units" repositories objects with the Local value in the Resource type property (Functional object/Org unit Properties Window → Simulation properties tab → Material resource Properties Group), - "Activities" repository object (Activity Properties Window → Simulation properties tab → Variables tab).

Table 4. Dependence of the Simulation progress window section on the repository where the variable is declared

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