Task description

The Quantity definitions editor enables the creation, deletion and modification of quantities which can be attached to entities and agents in model fragments and scenarios. Quantities represent changeable features of entities and agents. Each quantity has two associated quantity spaces: a definable one for the magnitude, and the default quantity space {Min, Zero, Plus} for the derivative of the quantity.

Task context

The Quantity definitions editor is located in the Build tasks workspace and can be accessed from there. From this workspace there is a direct link to the closely related Quantity Spaces definitions editor workspace. Build tasks | Scenario editor | Model Fragment editor

Tasks in this workspace

In this workspace new quantities can be added, and quantities can be deleted and modified. It is also possible to make changes in the possible quantity spaces for a quantity or to go directly to the quantity spaces definitions editor.

Add: Quantity | Quantity properties
Copy: Quantity
Delete: Quantity properties | Quantity
Edit: Quantity

Additional features
Naming ingredients | Tooltips | Action buttons
Definitions involved ingredients
Agent | Entity | Model fragment | Quantity | Quantity space | Quantity value | Scenario
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Related tasks
Other tasks for this ingredient : Add quantity | Edit quantity | Delete quantity
Similar tasks for other ingredients : Edit entity hierarchy | Edit agent hierarchy | Edit assumption hierarchy | Edit configuration definitions | Edit quantity spaces definitions | Edit 'About this model and Sketch' | Edit attribute definitions | Edit scenarios definitions | Edit model fragments definitions

Example

Quantity definitions editor

In this example the Quantity definitions editor is shown with the definitions for the population model.

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