However, my client might provide updated data in the same format and I will need my model to apply that new data automatically (or with a few clicks max). The new database tool appears powerful, implementing SQL-style operations.Īnother very important feature should be auto-update: I want to load data from a specific Excel-file and build my model around it. Currently, data seems hidden in obscure files in a model sub-folder. It should also include how to write out custom results and save them into a user-friendly data file. I am hoping for a nice sample model here. Importing data seems straightforward although I had a little trouble figuring out how to actually apply it to your model.
Now, we have the power of SQL statements pulling whatever you need from a central place as well as storing outputs there. Although, AnyLogic provided some objects to help you, trouble was usually very close! It was much safer to do it programmatically. Each model now comes with an integrated database to avoid the pains of linking to external databases. But that is nit-picking :-) Integrated databaseĪnd yet another big new introduction that has a huge potential to change our future work. One thing I am missing is that the features are named generically instead of using the shapefile feature name (so that the river "Nile" is not named "feature12" anymore). This will give us modellers the power to finally tap into shapefiles on a whim. I hope, AnyLogic will be able to cope with more complex shapefiles but since there are buttons for selecting only points or paths, I am quite hopeful. I think this feature will greatly enhance the capability of the GIS map as most geographical data is sitting in shapefiles, not in public maps.
Right: AnyLogic feature created with 2 clicks. Left: GIS map with river shapefile on top.
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