Summary Information for a Container

The Information tab of the Container An element that acts like a "box" or a "folder" into which other elements can be placed. It can be used to create hierarchical models. dialog provides access to summary information regarding the Container:

The dialog provides some useful summary statistics for the Container, including the number of model elements, the number of inputs and outputs associated with the elements, the number of graphical components and the degree of subcontainment. Note that the number of levels of subcontainment does not refer to the number of Containers; it refers to the number of hierarchical levels of Containers. For example, if A contained Containers B and C, A would have 1 level of subcontainment; if A contained B, and B contained C, A would have 2 levels of subcontainment.

Note: These properties are of particular interest for the top-level container (the Model Container), as they tell you the size (and memory requirements) of the entire model. You can view the properties of the Model Container by double-clicking on it in the browser An alternative view of a GoldSim model, in which elements are displayed in a tree, and organized either hierarchically, or by type..

The dialog also indicates the total size of the results being saved for all elements within the Container. This information can be very useful in helping you to manage the size of the model file.

The bottom of the dialog contains some advanced options to allow you to deactivate the results flags for all elements contained within the Container.