COUNTERS

The COUNTERS element specifies parameters for counters that may be used to keep integer count statistics on evenrs occuring in the model.

Prompt	Description	Default
Number	Optional counter number [integer]	Sequential
Name	Counter name and summary report identifier [symbol name]	"Counter Number"
Limit	Counter Limit [positive integer]	Infinite
Initial Option	Initialise the counter between simulation replications [Yes, No, Replicate]	Replicate
Output File	Disk file to which counter observations will be saved during the simulation run.	No save
Report ID	Report identifier to which counter summary statistics are written at the end of the replication	No reporting

Examples

Prompt	Value
Name	PartA
Limit	500
Output File	"PARTA.DAT"
Name	PartB
Limit	200

Two counters are defined PartA and PartB. The simulation will stop if the PartA count exceeds 500 or the PartB count exceeds 200. The Count value and the time at which it was recorded is stored in a disk file named "PARTA.DAT" for PartA only.