TARGETOPTS subcommand (SIMPLAN command)

The TARGETOPTS subcommand specifies optional settings for targets.

TARGET keyword

The TARGET keyword specifies names and optional settings for one or more targets. The TARGET keyword is required when TARGETOPTS is specified. The specification for each target is the field name with an optional qualifier of the form (FORMAT=format), where the parentheses are required. Use a blank space to separate specifications for multiple targets. For example:

TARGET=target1(FORMAT=DOLLAR) target2(FORMAT=F,4)

  • FORMAT. Specifies the output format of the field. The format consists of a format type, such as F, optionally followed by a comma and the number of decimal places. If the number of decimal places is omitted then it is assumed that there are 0 decimal places. The following formats are supported:
Table 1. Format specifications
Format Specification Definition
F,d Numeric
E,d Scientific notation
N,d Restricted numeric
DOT,d Numeric with dots
COMMA,d Numeric with commas
DOLLAR,d Numeric with commas and dollar sign
PCT,d Numeric with percent sign
CCA,d Custom currency
CCB,d Custom currency
CCC,d Custom currency
CCD,d Custom currency
CCE,d Custom currency

If no format is specified, then the Numeric format F is used for numeric inputs.

COMMENT = 'string'. Specifies a description that will be associated with the targets listed on the TARGET keyword. Use separate TARGETOPTS subcommands for targets requiring different descriptions. The COMMENT keyword is only supported for models with CUSTOM=YES on the MODEL subcommand. Comments are displayed on the Model tab of the Simulation Builder, when the simulation plan has been loaded into the Simulation Builder.

OUTPUT. Specifies whether the targets listed on the TARGET keyword are included in table and chart output. The default is YES.

TARGETFILTER keyword

The TARGETFILTER keyword specifies a filter to apply to the specified targets. The filter allows you to specify the range of valid values for one or more targets. Values outside of the specified range are excluded from all output and analyses associated with the targets.

  • MIN. Specifies the minimum value for the range. You can use the keywords LO or LOWEST. The default is LO. By default, the value specified for MIN is included in the range. You can exclude the value from the range by using the EXCLUSIVE keyword.
  • MAX. Specifies the maximum value for the range. You can use the keywords HI or HIGHEST. The default is HI. By default, the value specified for MAX is included in the range. You can exclude the value from the range by using the EXCLUSIVE keyword.