To run a simulation from a simulation plan

Two options are available for running a simulation from a simulation plan. You can use the Run Simulation dialog, which is primarily designed for running from a simulation plan, or you can use the Simulation Builder.

To use the Run Simulation dialog:

1. From the menus choose:

   Analyze > Simulation...

2. Click Open an Existing Simulation Plan.
3. Make sure the Open in Simulation Builder check box is not checked and click Continue.
4. Open the simulation plan.
5. Click Run in the Run Simulation dialog.

To run the simulation from the Simulation Builder:

1. From the menus choose:

   Analyze > Simulation...

2. Click Open an Existing Simulation Plan.
3. Select the Open in Simulation Builder check box and click Continue.
4. Open the simulation plan.
5. Modify any settings you want to modify on the Simulation tab.
6. Click Run to run the simulation.

Optionally, you can do the following:

• Set up or modify sensitivity analysis to investigate the effect of varying the value of a fixed input or varying a distribution parameter for a simulated input.
• Refit distributions and correlations for simulated inputs to new data.
• Change the distribution for a simulated input.
• Customize output.
• Save the simulated data to a data file.