Unlike a GoldSim file, a GoldSim Player file can never be in Edit Mode. It can only be in Run Mode, Result Mode or Scenario Mode.
In the absence of a Scenario control, the Player file 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 (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. 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 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 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.