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Arena Variables GuideContentsVariablesIntroductionAttributes and entity-related variablesGeneral attributes variablesTime attribute variablesCost attribute variablesEntity-type variablesGroup member variablesOther entity variablesActivity area variablesEvent calendar variablesContinuous variablesLevel variablesRate variablesConveyor variablesGeneral variablesConveying entity variablesQueue variablesGeneral queue variablesQueued entity variablesResource variablesGeneral resource variablesResource cost variablesReplication variablesDate and time variablesCalendar dates and times variablesCurrent and final simulation time variablesConverting durations to the base time units variablesSystem response variablesThroughput variableCost variablesStatistics collection variablesCounter statistics variablesTime-persistent statistics (Cstat) variablesTime-persistent statistics (Dstat) variablesFrequencies statistics variablesTally statistics variablesOutput statistics variablePost-run statistics variablesTransporter variablesGeneral-status transporter variablesFree-path transporter variablesGuided transporter variablesGuided network variablesMiscellaneous VariablesBlockage status variableExpressions variablesFunctions variablesGeneral-purpose global variablesParameters variablesSchedule variablesJ index variableSet variablesStation variablesStorage variableStack variablesOperationParameter variablesFlow variables (Tanks, Regulators, and Sensors)Tank variablesRegulator variablesSensor variablesOperatorsMath FunctionsRemarksSIMAN Constructs VariablesSummary Table of VariablesAttributes and entity-related variablesActivity area variablesEvent calendar variablesContinuous variablesConveyor variablesQueue variablesResource variablesReplication variablesDate and time variablesSystem response variablesStatistics collection variablesTransporter variablesMiscellaneous variablesFlow variablesIndexABCDEFGHIJLMNOPQRSTUVVariables Guide Publication ARENAV-RM001F-EN-P - October 2005 Supercedes Publication ARENAV-RM001E-EN-PiiContactingRockwell SoftwareTechnical Support Telephone—1-440.646.5800Technical Support Fax—1-440.646.5801World Wide Web—www.rockwellsoftware.comCopyright NoticeCopyright © 2005 Rockwell Software Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. This manual and any accompanying Rockwell Software products are copyrighted by Rockwell Software Inc. Any reproduction and/or distribution without prior written consent from Rockwell Software is strictly prohibited. Please refer to the license agreement for details.Commercial runtime models may be legally loaded and run only by employees of organizations with a commercial Arena license. Models created using a research licenses may not be used for commercial use. Any other use of a runtime model is illegal and unauthorized. Commercial Arena software can be obtained by contacting Rockwell Software at 1.412.741.3727 or contacting your local representative (listed under partners at www.ArenaSimulation.com <http://www.ArenaSimulation.com>).Trademark NoticeArena and SIMAN are registered trademarks and the phrase “Forward Visibility for Your Business” and the Rockwell Software logo are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc.All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.WarrantyThis Rockwell Software product is warranted in accord with the product license. The product’s performance will be affected by system configuration, the application being performed, operator control, and other related factors. This product’s implementation may vary among users.This manual is as up-to-date as possible at the time of printing; however, the accompanying software may have changed since that time. Rockwell Software reserves the right to change any information contained in this manual or the software at anytime without prior notice.The instructions in this manual do not claim to cover all the details or variations in the equipment, procedure, or process described, nor to provide directions for meeting every possible contingency during installation, operation, or maintenance.Variables Guide.book Page ii Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:34 PMiiiVariables 1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Attributes and entity-related variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1General attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Time attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Cost attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Entity-type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Group member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Other entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Activity area variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Event calendar variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Continuous variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Conveyor variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11General . . . . . . . . . . …


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