Simulieren

Simulation in Maestro lets you preview how a process will behave—without executing it in production. You can validate control flow, inspect variable changes, and identify design flaws early, before connecting to robots or external agents.

You can simulate both:

• Control flow: sequences, conditions, and gateways
• Data flow: inputs, outputs, and variable propagation

This makes it easier to understand the end-to-end behavior of your process during design.

Wann Sie eine Simulation durchführen sollten

Führen Sie eine Simulation durch, um:

• Preview how a process behaves before implementation
• Logik früh in der Entwurfsphase zu validieren
• Bedingte Flüsse und Gateway-Ergebnisse zu untersuchen
• Test data movement without requiring robots or agents

Die Simulation ist besonders nützlich während des iterativen Designs oder bei der Arbeit mit großen, modularen Prozessen.

So funktioniert eine Simulation

Simulation does not run the actual tasks (such as robot jobs, API calls, or agent actions). Instead, it:

• Bewertet Sequenzflüsse.
• Lets you choose which outgoing path to follow at gateways.
• Highlights the simulated path directly on the canvas.
• Displays current variable values in the right panel.
• Lets you pause and resume execution at any step.

Sie können die Simulationsspur und die Datenwerte bei jedem Schritt überprüfen, um das erwartete Verhalten zu bestätigen.

Ausführen einer Simulation

So simulieren Sie Ihren Prozess in Studio Web:

1. Wählen Sie einen Maestro-Prozess in Ihrer Lösung.
2. Right-click on a Start element in the process and choose Simulate.
3. Select Start Simulation. The simulation begins immediately from that Start event.

The process will simulate visually—each path will be highlighted based on logic execution. The execution trail shows the status and the corresponding step, as well as the detected incidents.

During the run you can:

1. Switch gateway paths: when reaching a gateway, choose the outgoing branch to follow.
   
   
   
   
2. Pause execution: right-click an element and select Add pause. The simulation will stop when it reaches that element. You can also hover over the canvas and click the pause icon when it appears to add pause in that particular place.
   
   
   
   
3. Resume execution: right-click the paused element and select Remove pause to continue. You can also hover over the canvas and click the pause icon when it appears to remove pause in that particular place.
   
   
   
   

Tipps zur Simulation

Tabelle 1.

Tipp	Beschreibung
Gateway-Logik beachten	You select which branch to follow. This helps verify the modeled alternatives.
Parallel- oder Mehrinstanzverhalten überprüfen	You can visualize parallel paths or iterations with lists.
Unvollständige Modelle testen	Simulation runs even if tasks are not fully configured, allowing safe iteration.

Einschränkungen

• Simulation does not invoke robots, agents, or integrations.
• Gateway conditions are not auto-evaluated—you must choose the branch.
• Use Test mode for live execution when you need to validate actual integrations and system connections.