Modify settings for signals

You can determine what you want to be signaled. This provides a quick visual as to what is happening and if there is a problem. Signaling icons are displayed on the batch when relevant.

You can select these check boxes for the corresponding options:

• starts before earliest start: To notify if the batch starts before the set earliest start time.
• ends after latest end time: To notify if the batch ends after the set latest end time.
• starts on/after earliest start time: To show batches that are scheduled on or after its earliest start time.
• ends on/before latest end time: To show batches that are scheduled on or before its latest end time.
• inflow shortage: To indicate a shortage of inflow.
• outflow surplus: To indicate a surplus on the outflow.
• (inventory) level below minimum: To show if the inventory level of the batch is below minimum level.
• (inventory) level above maximum: To show if the batch inventory level is above the maximum level.
• (inventory) level below zero: To show if the batch inventory level is below zero.
• maximum duration exceeded: To indicate if the duration or maximum inflow rate of the batch has been exceeded.
• maximum inflow rate exceeded: To indicate if the maximum inflow rate of the batch has been exceeded.
• surplus allowed: To show which batches, if any, allow surplus.
• surplus quantity locked: To show batches that have a locked surplus (greater than zero).
• time/duration locks: To show batches for which the time or duration is locked.
• follow segment: To view if a segment gets its time from another segment. For Flow Process, for example, the inflow segment of the tank gets its time from the outflow segment of the process batch. If you select this check box, you can view a dashed line on the inflow and/or outflow segment.
• show earliest start: To display an arrow on the top edge of the batch to indicate the earliest start time, when you drag a batch.
• show latest end: To display an arrow on the top edge of the batch to indicate its latest end time, when you drag a batch. This example display a batch being dragged towards its latest end.

  

  Note: You can also set views to display signaling icons in offending batches.
• show earliest start/latest end on multiple selection: To show the arrows for several batches at the same time. Disabling this option may make it difficult for you to keep track of individual batches, because arrows tend to pile on top of one another.