![]() If you have an area that always buggered you or you never quite understood, get in touch and I will cover it in a future episode. What are your experiences with Action Charts and Functions? How do you decide which to use?Īlso, I am planning to write more technical posts on AnyLogic. Also, avoid Action Charts when building models with versioning software! However, for very simple and very long algorithms, revert to Functions. They are visual, helping you and clients understand what is happening. ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS Output Range: Select the output range by changing the cell. Verdict: Action Charts are extremely useful and should be used a lot. We can do this at the same time as initialising a string variable 8. Min Load ratio from 0.1 to 0.7 with Step of 0.1). Sometimes it’s enough to just move their location a little. Parameter parameter of the element set in the Object drop-down list Variation sets the parameter variation method: Number Range is used to vary numeric values (e.g. I have found Action Charts very useful but you need to beware of a significant short-coming: If you develop your model with other developers using versioning tools and merging (SVN, GIT…), Action Charts d o not behave well and mess up your merges easily. Here, you’d end up with one long Action Chart which is useless. In my experience, there is a limit to Action Charts displaying complex algorithms, though: if it becomes so large as to span several screens and you need to scroll a lot to even follow what is going on, it is better to return to Functions instead:Īnother good use of Functions over Action Charts is if your algorithm is just a linear set of operations without loops or nesting. Also use them for complex algorithms with many nested loops. Use Action Charts for critical algorithms of medium complexity that need to be explained to clients or colleagues.It will be easier to read them, take less time to build and save valuable screen space ![]() Open the model in AnyLogic, select it in the Projects view and import driver JAR file on Dependencies tab. Use the Function for very short algorithms (1-6 lines) that do a simple thing and have no nested loops. Copy all driver files to the models folder.This can helpful in understanding *quickly* what is going on. On the other hand, a Function requires far less space and displays the code straight away (no need to click through the different Action Chart blocks one after the next). They can follow the “code” themselves (even when not used to programming) and discuss it with you It is easier to explain what happens to a client.it is easier to “read” your algorithm when returning to a model you haven’t seen for a while, trying to remember what is going on.However, the Action Chart representation is more visual, leading to several advantages: To reiterate: Anything you have done with your plain old Java function can be done with an Action Chart.
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