Batch Runs

If you need to run more simulations sequentially, you can choose to do so by including these to a batch simulation. This is done through the Batch Simulation editor.

The Batch Simulation editor includes functionalities allowing control and execution of batch simulations.

The 'Batch Run' button executes all simulations that have the 'Add to batch' flag set in the sequence that they are specified in the table. This means that multiple simulations and scenarios can be simulated in batch without user interaction.

 

Figure: The Batch Simulation editor

The Batch Simulation editor manages the same data from the Simulation Setup editor. The table shows the same entries as the grid in the Simulation Setup editor, but built-in tools allow reordering and filtering of simulations for batch execution.

Edit field	Description	Used or required by simulations	Field name in data structure
ID	ID of the hydrodynamic simulation	Yes	MUID
Scenario	Scenario for the hydrodynamic simulation	Yes	Scenario ID
Add to batch check box	Option for including a hydrodynamic simulation to batch	Yes	IncludeToBatchNo

Table: Overview of Batch Simulation editor fields (Table mw_Project)

The following functionalities are available on the editor:

Move Up

Moves the active record one position up in the grid.

Move Down

Moves the active record one position down in the grid.

Move To Top

Moves the active record to the top of the table.

Move To End

Moves the active record to the bottom of the table.

'All jobs' and 'Batch jobs only' radio buttons

This filters the list of simulation jobs displayed in the table. A complete list of simulation jobs (i.e. All jobs) is shown by Default, but the display can be reduced to show only those jobs included in the batch (i.e. Batch jobs only).

'Batch Run' button

This starts a batch job execution following the sequence of the simulation jobs on the list. Each consecutive job must wait until the previous job has been fully completed. All user prompts are suppressed during the batch job execution, i.e. the simulations are automatically executed without user prompts.