Stocks

A stock is a type of building block that accumulates and stores something. It collects whatever flows into it, minus whatever flows out of it. For details on setting the characteristics of specialized stocks see Equation Tab.

There are four types of stocks:

To add a stock to the diagram

  1. In the Build toolbar, click the stock tool.
  2. The Reservoir stock is selected by default. To place a different type of stock in your model, click the dropdown arrow next to the stock tool.
  3. Click the diagram at the location where you want to place the stock. The stock will appear, and its properties will appear in the Properties panel.
  4. Edit the properties of the stock as needed.

    For more information about placing, naming, and editing stocks, see Working with Building Blocks.

To change a stock's type

You can select a stock's type when you place it on the diagram by selecting the appropriate stock tool on the toolbar. Use the following procedure to change the stock to a different type after you've placed it on the diagram.

Note: When you change a stock's type, all properties on the Equation tab, except the contents of the Equation box, are deleted. The Equation tab properties for the new stock are set to the default values for that type of stock. The properties of all other tabs remain unchanged.

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