Configuration requirements for simulation

When you want to run simulations, you have to go through a certain number of tasks.

If you are developing process models and want to perform simulations using IBM® Business Process Manager Optimizer, you must complete the following tasks in the order shown.

Note: You can quickly run a simulation for a single process using default simulation values. To do so, open the process in IBM Process Designer and click Playback > Simulate (Single) Process in the main menu.

Task	Description
Setting up simulation profiles	For each item in a process model, provide estimates for task duration, probabilities for gateways, and other values on which to base your simulations. IBM BPM provides a default simulation profile that you can use or you can create one or more new profiles. The advantage of profiles is that they let you specify and save different estimates for specific situations that you know might occur in your environment.
Setting team simulation properties	For each team, provide estimated capacity, availability, efficiency, and cost per hour. IBM BPM provides a default capacity and cost per hour for each team, but you should adjust these settings before running simulations to reflect the workload in your environment.
Creating simulation analysis scenarios	Specify the process models to include, the simulation properties and values (simulation profile) to use for each included process, the number of instances to simulate, and other values. The advantage of simulation scenarios is that they enable you to group and compare performance for different sets of processes.

Task

Description

Setting up simulation profiles

For each item in a process model, provide estimates for task duration, probabilities for gateways, and other values on which to base your simulations. IBM BPM provides a default simulation profile that you can use or you can create one or more new profiles.

The advantage of profiles is that they let you specify and save different estimates for specific situations that you know might occur in your environment.

Setting team simulation properties

For each team, provide estimated capacity, availability, efficiency, and cost per hour. IBM BPM provides a default capacity and cost per hour for each team, but you should adjust these settings before running simulations to reflect the workload in your environment.

Creating simulation analysis scenarios

Specify the process models to include, the simulation properties and values (simulation profile) to use for each included process, the number of instances to simulate, and other values.

The advantage of simulation scenarios is that they enable you to group and compare performance for different sets of processes.