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Setting simulation properties for participant groups

Before running simulations, you should set the simulation properties for the participant groups assigned to the swimlanes in the process models that you are analyzing. Doing so ensures that the simulation results reflect the performance expectations for the groups in your organization.


Procedure

Complete the following steps to set simulation properties for participant groups:

  1. In IBM Process Designer, open a participant group involved in the processes that you want to simulate.
  2. Under Simulation properties, provide the following information:

    Field or control Description
    Capacity In the drop-down list, choose either Use Estimated Capacity or Use Provider Users.

    If you select Use Estimated Capacity, enter the maximum number of users that this group can include in the associated field. If you select Use Provider Users, IBM BPM sets the capacity so that it is equal to the number of members in the participant group.

    Availability Specify the percentage of working hours of this group that are available to complete IBM BPM tasks resulting from the processes you are analyzing.
    Efficiency Specify the efficiency of this group as a percentage.
    Cost per Hour Provide the cost (in dollars and cents) to your organization for each hour of work performed by this group.

  3. Click the Save icon in the main toolbar.

Configuration requirements for simulation