In some situations you may want to connect more than one input control A type of control which can be added to a GoldSim model (when using the Dashboard Authoring tools) in order to construct a customized user interface (a dashboard) for the model. Input controls (e.g., sliders, checkboxes and input edit fields) are linked directly to Data elements and allow a user to directly modify the values of these elements via the dashboard. to the same Data element An input element intended to represent constant inputs in a model.. GoldSim allows you to do this.
However, there are limitations in how this can be used. In particular, a Data element can only be linked to multiple controls if all of the controls are of the same type. For example, a Data element can be referenced by two different Check Box controls, but it cannot be referenced by a Check Box control An input control that can be added to a Dashboard that provides a mechanism for making a binary selection (i.e., yes/no, on/off, 10/20). and an Edit Box control at the same time.
Note: The one exception to this rule is the Input Grid control An input control that can be added to a Dashboard that provides a mechanism for entering inputs (in the form of edit boxes, check boxes or combo boxes) into a grid.. Once you have referenced a Data element in an Input Grid control, that element cannot be referenced by any other control (including another Input Grid control). That is, any element referenced by an Input Grid control can only be referenced once.
When a Data element is linked to two or more controls, when the model is viewed in a Dashboard A special GoldSim element that allows you to build custom interfaces or "control panels" for your models. and one of the controls is changed, any other input control linked to the same Data element responds instantaneously. For example, if two Slider controls were linked to the same Data element, whenever one Slider was moved, the other would also move.
More importantly, if you edit any of the Value properties for one of the controls (e.g., the Minimum or the Default value), these are automatically changed in all the other controls that references the same Data element.
- Check Box Control
- Combo Box Control
- Connecting a Data Element to Multiple Input Controls
- Controlling the Tab Order in a Dashboard
- Date-Time Control
- Displaying the Simulation Settings Dialog Using a Button
- Editing Lookup Table Elements Using a Button
- Editing Time Series Elements Using a Button
- Input Edit Box Control
- Input Grid Control
- List Box Control
- Resetting Default Values Using a Button
- Slider Control