Simulation Event Action dialog box

Use the Simulation Event Action dialog to specify what happens when an event triggers.

Action Properties

Action properties can be chosen only if you're using Stella Architect. If you're using Stella Designer, any actions you specify will be interface actions. If you're using Stella Professional, any actions you specify will be model actions.

This action is executed when:

• Run was started via an Interface control (aka Button) ONLY, if checked, will make the action applicable only to the interface. The action will be taken when you're in Presentation mode, and in published simulations. In Experiment mode, it will be taken if you click on a button on the interface. If you click on the Run button on the toolbar, it won't be taken (instead, model actions will be taken).
• Run was started via an Interface control, if checked, will make the actions applicable to runs started from the Run toolbar or from selecting Run in the Model or Interface menu.

When this action is triggered, the simulation is ended, if checked, will stop the simulation when the action is taken. Simulations are always paused in response to a simulation event, but can normally be resumed by selecting Resume from the Run toolbar or clicking on a Resume button on the interface.

Action Content

In addition to pausing, and optionally stopping, the simulation in progress, actions can display information and navigate to a page on the interface or a variable on the model.

Text, if checked, will display a dialog with the specified text. You can choose between:

• Plain text, which has no formatting

  and

• Rich text, which allows formatting.

Enter your text into the editing box. You can paste into this box either as plain text or as rich text, depending on your selection above.

Note: If you check Text, and leave the text box blank, no message will be displayed, but the simulation will pause or stop if that option is chosen.

Image, if checked, will display a picture. Browse for the image file you want to use.

Video, if checked, will display a video file. Browse for the video file you want to use. This option is available only on the Interface.

Action Navigation

This changes location when the event occurs. In the case of a model event, you select a variable by hitting the button, and the model will navigate to that variable and place it in the panel. For interface actions, select a page to navigate to.

Navigation occurs in addition to whatever message is posted from the content section. Because the messages are provided via a modal dialog, the user won’t be able to interact with the software until they dismiss the dialog, though they may be able to see the page or location change behind the message.