Controlling Result Flags for Elements in the Container

Before you run a model, you select the results that you wish to save. You can save Final Values (the values at the end of each realization in the simulation) and/or Time History (the value at selected timesteps throughout the simulation). Typically, these are specified by separately setting flags for each element (and each output).

In some cases, however, you may want to change these settings for all the elements in a Container at once (i.e., globally deactivate the result flags for all elements inside the Container).

You can do this using the two buttons located at the bottom of the Information tab or the Container dialog:

Note: The Time Histories button is only available if you are running a single realization. If you are running multiple realizations, the state of each element’sTime History flags are determined by whether or not the element is referenced by an active Time History Result element. If it is, the flag is turned on. If it is not, the flag is turned off. In both cases, the flag is grayed out and cannot be manually changed.

To globally turn off saving of all of the results of a particular type in a Container, simply press the button. A dialog will be displayed asking you to confirm that you wish to turn off the results.

Of course, once you turn off results in a Container, you can subsequently enter the Container and set some of the elements’ results flags back on.

Note: This capability is of particular interest for the Model Container, as it can be used to globally turn off all result options for the entire model.

By default, you cannot turn off results for outputs which are linked to Result elements (unless the Result element is a Time History Result element that has been disabled). That is, any output linked to a Result element is automatically saved, even if you choose to turn off results using the buttons described above. This behavior can be changed in Time History Result elements (so the outputs linked to the Result element are not automatically saved) by disabling the element.

You can choose to globally disable all Time History Result elements in a Container by clearing the Enable Time History Result Elements checkbox at the bottom of the General tab of the Container dialog.