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Simulate Processing of Operators

To bypass an operator while executing subsequent operators in a process, you can simulate execution of the operator, rather than disable it. You can simulate processing of selected operators or an entire process. You can use the process simulation properties for every operator in a process. You can also override the process settings for individual process operators.

Simulation mode is often used during development to verify the flow within a process or to verify the synchronization of interdependent processes. In the production environment, the local mode is often used to skip individual tasks to accommodate transient conditions in the system, such as an unavailable agent, orchestrator, or a suspended application. The distant simulation mode is used mostly in the development phase to verify the configuration and parameters of operators in a process. The distant simulation mode can also be used to run simulated tasks in production periodically, for the sole purpose of verifying dataset field values.

Simulation mode controls the results and duration of an operator in a process. You can use it during development to avoid executing an operator while testing operators in subsequent branches of a process. Simulation is useful in a production environment when an operator should not run. The operators do not run when the processes or resources are unavailable. In either case, simulation of an operator lets you run a process without changing entry or exit links on the operator. In other words, you are able to avoid running the operator temporarily while preserving the structure and dependencies in your process.