Chapter 6 Simulating a Business Process Model

Exporting a SIMUL8 Model

In order to simulate a BPM in the SIMUL8 application, you have to generate it into a SIMUL8 model (.XS8).

From the Tools→Simulation→Export SIMUL8 File command, you open a standard generation dialog box that allows you to generate a .XS8 file from the BPM.

This file contains PowerDesigner objects with simulation properties turned into SIMUL8 objects and properties.

For export, PowerDesigner supports SIMUL8 version 9.0 and version 10.0.

Export unavailable
You cannot export a SIMUL8 model from a collaborative BPM. Also, you cannot export a SIMUL8 model from a process hierarchy diagram.

Automatic adding of start and end objects

When you export a SIMUL8 model from a BPM, whose main diagram neither contain a start and an end object nor flows in the main diagram, a start and an end object are automatically added, and connected to every composite process.