Exporting a SIMUL8 model from a BPM

Chapter 6 Simulating a Business Process Model

Exporting a SIMUL8 model from a BPM

When you export a SIMUL8 model from a BPM, you generate a file with a .XS8 extension that you can open in the SIMUL8 application afterwards.

You can only select for generation diagrams that are at the package level. Diagrams of composite processes cannot be selected as they are generated as components in SIMUL8. Each diagram you select for generation becomes a .XS8 file whose name is the code of the diagram.

To export a SIMUL8 model from a BPM:

Select Tools→Simulation→Export SIMUL8 File to open a standard generation dialog box.

Type a destination directory for the generated file in the Directory box.

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Click the Select a Path tool to the right of the Directory box and browse to select a directory path.

Select the diagrams to include in the generation from the Business Process Diagrams sub-tab.

<optional> Select the Check Model check box if you want to verify the validity of your model before generation.

Click the Tasks tab and select the required task.

Click OK to generate.

A Progress box is displayed. The Result list displays the files that you can edit. The result is also displayed in the Generation tab of the Output window, located at the bottom part of the main window.

All SIMUL8 files are generated in the destination directory.

Package hierarchy
Symbols of packages are ignored during export. However, if you export a diagram contained in a hierarchy of packages, the hierarchy is preserved during export and one DOS folder is created per package in the Windows Explorer.