Simulation Results Explorer

After a simulation diagram has been simulated, the results can be viewed in the Simulation Results Explorer by clicking the Details button in the Maintainability/Availability Simulation window. You can also click the Show Simulation Details (...) icon in the Simulation area of the diagram control panel or choose Simulation > Tools > Show Simulation Details to display the most recently calculated simulation results.

If you selected to perform multiple simulations in the Maintainability/Availability Simulation window, some of the simulation results (e.g., Expected Number of Failures, etc.) will be decimals because they are averaged across all simulations. If you selected to perform one simulation, those results will be whole numbers. New simulation results replace all previous simulation results and the most recent simulation results are saved with the diagram.

The Simulation Results Explorer is shown next.

The Simulation Results Explorer contains a navigation panel on the left side of the window, which allows you to view separate worksheets containing the simulation results for the system, blocks, crews and spare part pools and the simulation settings. There are also separate sheets for other block and system reports.

Simulation results that are time-based (e.g., downtime, time to event, etc.) are given in terms of the time unit that is specified in the Unit group of the Ribbon. You can select a different time unit from this drop-down list at any time and the results will automatically be recalculated and shown in terms of the new time unit.

In addition to standard commands for cut, copy, paste, clear and print, the Ribbon in the Simulation Results Explorer also provides the following commands:

View

Show Expanded Block Name displays the name of the diagram represented by a subdiagram block in the Block Name column.

Freeze Block Name Column freezes the Block Name column in the worksheet so that it remains visible as you scroll to the right to view additional columns. If not selected, the Block Name column may not remain visible, depending on your screen resolution and the sizing of the Simulation Results Explorer window.

Sheet

Set Colors opens the Set Report Colors window, which allows you to set the colors for the worksheets in the Simulation Results Explorer.

Insert Worksheet inserts a new, blank worksheet into the Simulation Results Explorer.

Transfer Report allows you to send the contents of the Simulation Results Explorer to an analysis workbook or to Excel. In the Create Report window that appears, you can select to send either the current worksheet, the current phase (if you have simulated a phase diagram) or the full report (i.e., all available worksheets) to an analysis workbook or to Excel. If you transfer the full report, each table will appear on a new tab in the analysis workbook or the Excel workbook. If you send data to Excel, you will be prompted for a filename and location. The Excel file will open automatically if the software is installed on your computer. Starting in version 8.0.5, for phase diagrams, if you transfer either the current phase or the full report, you will be given an opportunity to select which worksheets you want to include in the transfer.

Full Report opens all of the currently available worksheets in the Simulation Results Explorer. Each report can be accessed by clicking its corresponding page index tab.

Sheet Options opens the Sheet Options window, which allows you to specify the appearance of the current worksheet and which options are allowed within it.

Send Selection to Weibull++ sends the selected data to a standard folio in Weibull++, ReliaSoft’s life data analysis software, if it is installed on your computer. To use this functionality, one or two columns of data must be selected in the worksheet.

Send RDA Results to Weibull++ transfers the data in the RDA Data worksheet to a Weibull++ parametric RDA folio within the current project. If Weibull++ is installed on your computer, you can then perform parametric recurrent event data analysis on the data set. The parametric RDA folio uses the General Renewal Process (GRP) model to analyze the failure behavior of a repairable system. The GRP analysis method takes into account the effectiveness of repairs on the condition of the system, and models the cumulative number of failures over time.

Units

The units drop-down list allows you to specify the time units used for the results in the Simulation Results Explorer.

Phase

The phase drop-down list allows you to select the phase that you want to view simulation results for. You can select an individual phase or select Overall to view results for all phases.