Creating Solver Settings - Configuration Tab
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Open the
Solver dialog box by selecting
Schedule > Solver
Note: If you have not selected batches before opening the Solver dialog box, you can still edit the settings. In this case, you only see a Close button instead of the Apply, Cancel, and OK buttons.
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To save a new configuration, click
Save to the right of the
Settings field and enter a configuration name in the dialog box.
- Select <new> to show the default settings.
- To enable the CIP solver, select CIP in the type list. When you select this option; the CIP tab is displayed, where you can specify the CIP solver settings.
- Click the Configuration tab.
- Enter the time limit for the solver to search for solutions, by selecting the corresponding check box and entering the time in seconds in the Time Limit field after selecting the corresponding check box.
- Enter the maximum number of seconds for the Solver to find the first feasible solution in the Time limit to find initial solution after selecting the corresponding check box.
- If you want the solver to stop after finding an initial solution check the corresponding check box.
- Enter the maximum number of seconds for the solver to find a better solution in the corresponding check box after selecting that check box.
- If there is a minimum improvement desired, enter the percentage in the Minimum improvement next better solution field after selecting that check box.
- Enter the maximum number of solutions for the solver to find before stopping in the corresponding field after selecting that check box.
- Enter the percentage for acceptable improvement in the stop after initial solution improved field after selecting the corresponding check box.
- Click the OK button to save your changes and close the window. Alternatively, continue populating tabs on this window.
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