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Customizing the Simulator UI
In the Simulator UI, you may change the contents and appearance of button modules and some additional windows. All these configurations are stored in a number of definition files, which are read at start-up of the Simulator UI. If you change any of the configurations, you are prompted to save them when you exit the Simulator UI.
Managing Command Buttons
You may wish to add your own command buttons for frequently used commands, or to change or delete existing command buttons. These operations are invoked from the Group menu in the button modules:
Adding a Button
- Select Add from the Group menu. A dialog is opened:
- Enter a button label and a monitor command definition. The same syntax is used as when entering commands textually. If you omit a parameter value, it will be asked for in a parameter dialog when the command is executed.
- Click OK to add the button and close the dialog. If you click Apply, the button is added and you can specify another button to add.
You cannot specify the location of the button in the module. It will be placed in the next available empty position.
Changing a Button
To change an existing button in a module:
- Select Edit from the Group menu. A dialog is opened:
- Select the button to edit and click OK. A dialog similar to when adding a button is opened (see Figure 473).
- Edit the button label and/or the command definition and click OK.
Deleting a Button
To delete an existing button in a module:
- Select Delete from the Group menu. A dialog similar to when editing a button is opened (see Figure 474).
- Select the button to delete and click OK. The button is deleted from the module and the remaining buttons are possibly re-arranged.
Managing Button Modules
In addition to the command buttons, you may also add, rename, delete and collapse/expand the button modules.
Collapsing and Expanding Modules
Modules may be collapsed and expanded to only show the command buttons of interest at the moment. A collapsed module hides all of its buttons and only displays the title bar:
To collapse and expand a module, click the toggle button to the left of the module name in the title bar.
To collapse and expand all modules, select Collapse Groups or Expand Groups in the Buttons menu.
Adding, Deleting and Renaming a Module
To add a new module to the bottom of the button module area, select Add Group in the Buttons menu. In the dialog, enter the module's name and click OK.
To delete a module, select Delete Group from the module's Group menu. In the confirmation dialog, click OK.
To rename a module, select Rename Group from the module's Group menu. In the dialog, enter a new name and click OK.
The Command and Watch Windows
In the Simulator UI, you can continuously view the internal status of the system by using the Command and Watch windows. These windows are opened from the View menu. They are both updated automatically whenever the monitor system becomes active.
The Command Window
In the Command window, you can execute a number of monitor commands automatically. The commands are executed in command modules, similar to button modules in the main window of the Simulator UI:
By default, the commands List-Ready-Queue and List-Process are executed. You are advised to only use commands for examining the system, see Examining the System.
The command modules are managed in the following ways:
- To add a command module, select Command from the Command menu in the menu bar. In the dialog, enter the monitor command to execute, including possible parameters.
- To change the command executed in a module, select Edit from the module's Command menu. In the dialog, enter a new command and click OK.
- To delete a command module, select Delete from the module's Command menu. No confirmation dialog is issued.
- To change the size of a module's text output area, select Size from the module's Command menu. In the dialog, use the slider to set the number of text lines to be visible.
- To collapse or expand a module, click the toggle button to the left of the module name in the title bar.
The Watch Window
In the Watch window, you can automatically monitor values of variables in the system. The variables are displayed on separate lines in the window:
By default, the Watch window is empty. To add a variable, select Add from the Watch menu. In the dialog, enter the variable specification and click OK. A variable specification consists of the process instance name within parenthesis, followed by the variable name, e.g.
(game:1) count.To change a variable specification, select Edit from the Watch menu. In the dialog, select the variable to edit and click OK. In the next dialog, you can edit the specification and click OK.
To delete a variable specification, select Delete from the Watch menu. In the dialog, select the variable to delete and click OK.
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