Solving scenario / computation step: about

Scenario: definition

A solving scenario is a Flux entity, which defines a control of the solving process (see example below).

Examples

• In a Flux transient application the solving scenario sets up the time control, i.e. the values of time steps.
• Within a parametric analysis, the solving scenario sets up the control of parameters, i.e. the values of parameters for various cases (computation steps).

Types of scenarios

Various types of scenarios in function of the study type (with / without parameters) and of the application type (transient / non-transient) are possible; they are presented in the table below.

Analysis without parameters
Application		System …	Scenario
Non transient	Static / Harmonic / Quasi static	linear / non linear	Mono step (one step)
Transient	Transient	linear / non linear + transient	Transient multi step (More steps «connected to each other»)

Analysis with parameters
Application		System …	Scenario
Non transient	Static / Harmonic / Quasi static	linear / non linear	Parametric multi step (Several independent steps)
Transient	Transient	linear / non linear + transient	Transient and parametric multi step (Several steps «connected to each other» or independent)

Complements

There can be more than one scenario in the same Flux project.

Scenario states

States of a solving scenario can be as follows:

• unprocessed (not processed yet)
• partly processed (some steps are processed and some not)
• fully processed (all the steps are processed)

Computation step states

States of a computation step are presented in the table below.