When you place the cursor over an element, an input or an output prior to running a simulation, GoldSim displays a tool-tip showing the object's current (expected) value. If the object is a function of Etime, by default this calculation assumes a value of 0. You can modify the value used in such a calculation by editing Time to use for Edit Mode updates at the bottom of the Advanced Time Settings dialog (accessed from the Advanced… button on the Time tab of the Simulation Settings dialog):