4.2 Non-Archive Based Simulation
The non-archive method is another way to gather necessary model initialization material (canned observed data sets) to run event simulations utilizing the SA.
Difference
This method differs from the archive method because it gathers and saves all of the model initialization data.
Benefits
This method does not require in-depth configuration (like the Archive Module) of CHPS in order to use this method in the SA.
Lesson 3 noted some drawbacks to using the Archive Display tool. The Zip Archive portion of the tool was unable to save all of the data necessary to reproduce an event exactly.
Information to Archive
Some offices save the local datastore. The advantage is the warm states can be used as cold states for the simulation.
Drawbacks are redundancy in the files, so only do this for a big event to prevent storage issues. Also, modifiers are not included.
The Process
The following events occur when a simulation runs using the Non-Archive Method.
- The simulation focal point saves model initialization data (observed data) using the OC via the export module (or other technique) as canned data sets.
- The data sets are stored in an event folder broken down into event stages (e.g. Preparation, EventDay1, EventDay2, etc.).
- Feed the canned data sets into the SA in a sequence of steps to mimic a real event.