Unlike a GoldSim file, a GoldSim Player A program that allows you to "play" or "read" an existing GoldSim model without having to license the GoldSim software. The GoldSim Player is available as a free download from the GoldSim website. file can never be in Edit Mode The state of a model when it is being edited and does not contain simulation results.. It can only be in Run Mode The state of a model when it is running., Result Mode The state of a model when it has been run and contains simulation results for a single set of input parameters. or Scenario Mode The state of a model when it contains scenario results, allowing multiple scenarios to be compared..
In the absence of a Scenario control A special control that can be added to a Dashboard that provides a mechanism for selecting and running scenarios., the Player file A special file format (with the extension .gsp) that can be created by GoldSim and can only be read by the GoldSim Player. can only be in Run Mode (in Run Mode, it can either be "Ready" or "Running") or Result Mode. When it is ready to run it will display "Ready" in the Status bar A bar at the bottom of the GoldSim interface that provides information regarding the status of the model. (which will be blue). While it is running, it will display "Running" in the Status bar (which will be pink). After the model has been run and contains results, it will display "Results" in the Status bar (which will be green).
While it is in Run Mode ("Ready"), input controls can modify Data elements (as well as Time Series and Lookup Tables) through a Dashboard A special GoldSim element that allows you to build custom interfaces or "control panels" for your models.. When it is in Result Mode, input controls are locked, and if the user tries to change them, the Player will warn the user that in order to change the setting in the control, the results must be discarded (by resetting the model to "Ready" by pressing the Reset button immediately to the left of the Run button in the toolbar).
If the model contains a Scenario A specific set of input data (and corresponding outputs) for a model. Multiple scenarios can be defined for a model. Different scenarios within a model are specifically differentiated by having different values for one or more Data elements. control, the Player file can only be in Run Mode ("Ready" or "Running") or Scenario Mode. After the model has been run and contains results, it is in Scenario Mode. While it is in Run Mode (or if a scenario without results is selected as the Active Scenario When scenarios have been defined, the scenario that is being viewed when you are browsing a model. when in Scenario Mode), input controls can modify Data elements (as well as Time Series and Lookup Tables) through a Dashboard. When the Active Scenario has results (and the model is therefore in Scenario Mode), input controls are locked, and if the user tries to change them, the Player will warn the user that in order to change the setting in the control, the results must be discarded.