Chapter 6 Simulating a Business Process Model

Importing a SIMUL8 Model

You can import a SIMUL8 model (.XS8 file) versions 9.0 and 10.0 into:

A new BPM, because you want to create a new diagram and have a global view of the imported SIMUL8 objects
An existing BPM, because you want to update your current BPM and correct problems (if any) revealed by the simulation results

When you import the SIMUL8 file, the SIMUL8 XEM is automatically attached to the current BPM.

You can select several .XS8 files at the same time, all files will be imported in the same current BPM. If several objects have identical names, they are automatically renamed to preserve name uniqueness.

When you import a .XS8 file into a BPM, you import the same objects and properties as those you have generated for exporting a XS8 file.

For more information on objects and properties generated for SIMUL8 export, see section Converting BPM objects and properties into SIMUL8 objects and properties.

Collaborative BPM
You cannot import a SIMUL8 model into a collaborative BPM.

Package hierarchy
If you import in PowerDesigner a .XS8 file that was generated from a PowerDesigner diagram contained in a hierarchy of packages, the hierarchy is preserved during import and one DOS folder per package is created in the Windows Explorer.

Automatic deletion of start and end objects

When you import a SIMUL8 model generated from a BPM, and that start and end objects were automatically added in the main diagram when exporting the BPM, these start and end objects are removed.