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).