Simuler

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.

Quand utiliser la simulation

Utiliser la simulation pour :

• Preview how a process behaves before implementation
• Valider la logique en début de phase de conception
• Explorer les flux conditionnels et les résultats des passerelles
• Test data movement without requiring robots or agents

La simulation est particulièrement utile lors de la conception itérative ou lorsqu'on travaille avec de grands processus modulaires.

Fonctionnement de la simulation

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

• Elle évalue les flux de séquence.
• 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.

Vous pouvez inspecter le traçage de simulation et les valeurs des données à chaque étape pour confirmer le comportement attendu.

Exécution d'une simulation

Pour simuler votre processus dans Studio Web :

1. Sélectionnez un processus Maestro dans votre solution.
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.
   
   
   
   

Conseils de simulation

Tableau 1.

Astuce	Description
Observer la logique de la passerelle	You select which branch to follow. This helps verify the modeled alternatives.
Révision du comportement parallèle/multi-instances	You can visualize parallel paths or iterations with lists.
Test de modèles incomplets	Simulation runs even if tasks are not fully configured, allowing safe iteration.

Limitations

• 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.