In the experiment mode you get access to the experiment's:

1. Controls — use them to manage the experiment and its settings.
2. Results — results of the experiment per experiment run.
3. Settings — experiment's settings.

The dashboard in this mode contains statistics gathered during the experiment run.

To switch to the experiment mode

• Click the required experiment type.

  

  You will see its controls, settings, and result items. The dashboard below the map will now contain statistics gathered during the experiment run.

To switch to the supply chain mode

• Click the MRP Inventory Policy tile. The dashboard below the map will now contain the input tables.

  

The experiment status indicators show up at the experiment icon

indicator	Description
	Experiment settings are correct.
	Experiment is running.
	Experiment is paused.
	Incorrect experiment settings. The list of errors opens over the map area. Click the icon on the supply chain mode tile to open the list of errors if it is closed.

The set of controls differs depending on the experiment type

Button	Command	Description
	Run	Starts the experiment (it is substituted by Pause during the experiment run).
	Pause	Pauses the experiment (it is substituted by Run if the experiment is not launched or if it is paused).
	Run in virtual time mode without animation	(Active only if the experiment is not running) starts the experiment and runs it without displaying the GIS map.
	Stop	(Active only if the experiment is launched or paused) stops the experiment.
	Speed slider	(Active only if the experiment is launched) sets the experiment execution speed as a scale ratio between model time and real-time. The value defines the number of model time units (days) corresponding to one second of real-time. The x1 value sets the execution speed to one model day per second, the x2 value — to two model days per second, and so on. The max value sets the execution speed to the maximum. The maximum speed can be set when you need to simulate a model for an extended period of time and the model does not require you to set correspondence between the model time and the real-time units. The x0 value sets the execution speed to zero, which pauses the experiment. You can resume it by setting Speed to a non-zero value.
	Show settings	Changes visibility of the selected experiment's settings.
	Show results	Collapses / Expands the list of received results.

If the Results section is not open, click in the experiments controls.

If required, you can switch to the bulk action mode.

Here you can find the list of experiment results per experiment run.

Each result item comprises:

Element	Name	Description
Result name	Statistics / Result	Result name. You can define a custom name if required.
	Show settings	Shows experiment settings that were used for this result.
	Remove	[Control is located above the list of results in the Bulk actions mode] removes this result.
	Iterations	(Enabled by default, available in the result items of the Network Optimization, Variation, and Comparison experiments) shows the Iterations panel with the result's best solution(s).

The bulk actions mode allows you to remove several results at a time.

The mode is available if the Results section has 2 or more results.

To enable the Bulk actions mode

1. Run the required experiment several times to have at least 2 results in the Results section.
2. Click the Bulk actions button to activate the mode.

   

To observe results

1. Click the required result to observe its details in the statistics dashboard and on the map (if it can be displayed on the map).

   If the experiment offers more than one solution, the selected result item will have the control.

To convert a result to a scenario

1. Right-click the required result to open a pop-up menu.

   

2. Select the Convert to a new scenario menu item. The Convert result dialog box will open.

   

3. Define the desired name for the new scenario, and choose the type of the scenario the result should be converted to.
4. Click OK to convert the result.

To rename a result item

1. Right-click the result that you wish to rename and select Rename from the context menu to open the editing box.
2. Type the desired name in the Result name field.
3. Click Save to save the changes and close the dialog box.

To remove a result

1. Click on the required result item. A dialog box will pop-up prompting you to confirm this action.
2. Click OK to delete the result.

To remove several results

1. Run the required experiment several times to have at least 2 results in the Results section.
2. Click the Bulk actions button to activate the mode.

   

3. Select the checkboxes of the required results.

   

4. Click Remove above the list of results. A dialog box will pop-up prompting you to confirm this action.
5. Click OK to delete the results.

If the Settings window is not open, click in the experiments controls.

The header of the Simulation-based experiments settings (but the Safety stock estimation) additionally has the Statistics Configuration control, which opens a list of statistics in the dashboard that can be collected during the experiment run.

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