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Workload Simulation

You should simulate an Event before it triggers and runs an Application. Simulating an Event displays the following:

• Which jobs would run if the Event was triggered on a certain day and the order the jobs would run in
• The details of the job definitions
• If the Application contains any JavaScript errors
• Resolution of symbolic variables that are resolved at trigger time

Note: If you simulate an Application that includes a JavaScript script that executes at run time, the simulation may fail because the server resolves some symbolic variables at run time, not at trigger time. You can ignore any simulation errors about unresolved symbolic variables. When the Event triggers the Application, the server resolves the symbolic variables at run time.

For scheduled Events, you can simulate the next execution, a future execution, or a past execution of an Event. You can also simulate an Event and specify a subset of jobs, known as root jobs, within the Application. If you do not specify a schedule criteria for a simulation, the server uses the Event's next scheduled time.

For non-scheduled Events, if you do not specify a schedule criteria for a simulation, the server uses the next expected time (if the Event has an expect time) or the current time.

Note: In simulations, you cannot specify multiple occurrences, such as DAILY, MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY, or 3RD-6TH DAY OF MONTH.