Source elements are actually a specialized typed of Container. Like all other Containers, they can contain other elements.
This property of Sources is used to define associated cells. In particular, any Cell pathway inside a Source is considered to be associated with the Source.
Because Associated Cells have some special properties, you need to carefully decide which Cells are placed inside the Source Container (and hence associated with the Source), and which are placed outside the Container.
By definition, all Sources must have at least one associated Cell. Therefore, by default, when you create a new Source, GoldSim automatically creates it with a new Cell inside. This Cell is also automatically defined as an Inventory Cell.
In addition to Associated Cells, you can place any other elements that are logically associated with the Source (e.g., any of the input parameters for the Source) inside the Source element.
Note: It is strongly recommended that you do not add other kinds of pathways to a Source if you are simulating multiple packages. A Source should only contain Cell pathways (since some properties of Cell pathways are scaled with the number of failed packages, while the properties of other kinds of pathways are not scaled).
Note: A Source cannot contain
another Source. If you try to do this, GoldSim will prevent it and display
a warning message.
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