Configuring the Variables

You can select the variables you want to use and define their attributes.

The list of parameters on the Variables tab includes all input and in/out parameters:

  • from the Target Solver component, and
  • from the subflow components if they are not mapped to any parameters of the Target Solver component.

  1. Double-click the Target Solver component icon .

    The Target Solver Component Editor appears.

  2. From the Target Solver Component Editor, click the Variables tab.

  3. Right-click in the table to access various options for working with variables. For more information, see Setting Table Options.

  4. In the first column, click the check boxes next to the parameters that you want to use as variables. Alternatively, you can click Check to add all the selected parameters (including array elements) as variables. To clear all the parameters, click Uncheck.

    If no parameters are selected, you will be prompted to add all parameters as variables.

    Selecting a subflow parameter as a variable will create a corresponding parameter in the Target Solver component when you click OK or Apply on the Target Solver Component Editor. You can select only real or integer parameters.

    1. Enter the lower bound for the variables in the Lower Bound column. This value is required.
    2. Edit the initial value in the Value column.

      The initial values of variables will be overridden at execution time if the Target Solver component is a child component of another process component (e.g., Task component). Therefore, to change the initial values of variables in this case, you must change the corresponding parameter values in the parent (Task) component.

      When you modify an initial value in the Target Solver Component Editor, Isight makes the same change in the main Design Gateway window. The change is immediate, and you cannot reverse it by clicking Cancel.

    3. Enter the upper bound for the variables in the Upper Bound column. This value is required.

  5. If desired, click Edit at the bottom of the editor to set attribute values for multiple variables. For more information, see Editing Attributes for Multiple Parameters.

  6. If desired, map any of these variable values to parameters. For more information, see Mapping Options and Attributes to Parameters.

  7. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Target Solver Component Editor.