Providing Resources within a Container is an advanced feature of GoldSim. A Resource is something that has a limited supply (e.g., spare parts, fuel, skilled personnel, money) and is required in order for specified elements within the Container to carry out certain actions.
Resources can be provided to a Container by selecting the Provide Resources feature in the Container dialog.
Warning: When you provide Resources for a Container, the Treat
as SubSystem
feature is also automatically selected (and cannot be deselected unless you
first turn off Provide Resources). That is, a Container with
Resources, by definition, is treated as a SubSystem. Because a Container with
Resources is treated as a SubSystem, this puts certain limitations on how the
Containers behave.
When you provide Resources to a Container, a Resources tab is added to the Container dialog:
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