Overview

Simulation allows you to validate the execution of a workflow, a specific set of tasks within a workflow or a standalone task in the Universal Controller without actually having to execute the underlying operation of each task instance.

Creating a Simulation

Step 1

From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Other > Simulation. The Simulation list displays:

To the right of the list, Simulation Details for a new Simulation record displays.

Step 2

Enter / select Details for a new Simulation, using the field descriptions below as a guide.

Required fields display an asterisk ( * ) after the field name.
Default values for fields, if available, display automatically.

To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:

Use the scroll bar.
Temporarily hide the list above the Details.
Click the button above the list to display a pop-up version of the Details.

Step 3

Click a

button. The Virtual Resource record is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Virtual Resource Details are enabled.

Note

To open an existing record on the list, either:

Click a record in the list to display its record Details below the list. (To clear record Details below the list, click the button that displays above and below the Details.)
Clicking the Details icon next to a record name in the list, or right-click a record in the list and then click Open in the Action menu that displays, to display a pop-up version of the record Details.
Right-click a record in the a list, or open a record and right-click in the record Details, and then click Open In Tab in the Action menu that displays, to display the record Details under a new tab on the record list page (see Record Details as Tabs).

Simulation Details

The following Simulation Details is for an existing Simulation. See the field descriptions, below, for a description of all fields that display in the Simulation Details.

For information on how to access additional details - such as Metadata and complete database Details - for Virtual Resources (or any type of record), see Records.

Simulation Details Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in the Simulation Details.

Field Name	Description
Details	This section contains detailed information about the Simulation.
Task
Workflow
Vertex ID
Status
Exit Code
Simulation Variables	Specifies variables that should be added for simulation purposes, including any built-in monitor variables starting with "ops_trigger_". The Simulation Variables are for adding variables that the simulated instance would have normally produced, therefore, are only available after the instance is already Queued or Running.
Publish Status	Specifies if Status events should be published to task monitor instances.
Publish Late Start	Specifies if Late Start events should be published to task monitor instances.
Publish Late Finish	Specifies if Late Finish events should be published to task monitor instances.
Publish Early Finish	Specifies if Early Finish events should be published to task monitor instances.
Execute Abort Actions	Specifies if Abort Actions should be executed for the simulated instance.
Execute Email Notification Actions	Specifies if Email Notification Actions should be executed for the simulated instance.
Execute Set Variable Actions	Specifies if Set Variable Actions should be executed for the simulated instance.
Execute SNMP Notification Actions	Specifies if SNMP Notification Actions should be executed for the simulated instance.
Execute System Operations Actions	Specifies if System Operation Actions should be executed for the simulated instance.
Metadata	This section contains Metadata information about this record.
UUID	Universally Unique Identifier of this record.
Updated By	Name of the user that last updated this record.
Updated	Date and time that this record was last updated.
Created By	Name of the user that created this record.
Buttons	This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Simulation Details that let you perform various actions.
Save	Saves a new Simulation record in the Controller database.
Save & New	Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record.
New	Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new record.
Update	Saves updates to the record.
Delete	Deletes the current record.
Refresh	Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details.
Close	For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this task.
Tabs	This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Script Details that provide access to additional information about the script.
Output