You can use the Data Exchanger component to read or write a
parameter. You must select the parameter and data to set up a
Read or a
Write action. You select the data by clicking or
swiping data in the
Data Source area or by entering details in the
Swipe Details area. You select the parameters
using the
Parameters table or the
Parameter list in the
Parameter Read/Write area. You can also create a
new parameter by entering a name in the
Parameter Read/Write area.
The
Parameters table shows the following:
all parameters that belong to the Data Exchanger component itself,
the parent component of the Data Exchanger, and
any sibling components that are before or after the Data Exchanger
component in the simulation process flow. When a parameter from a parent or
sibling component is read or written, a parameter with the same name is created
in the Data Exchanger component and the appropriate parameter mappings are
created.
The parameters and mappings are not created until you click
OK or
Apply on the
Data Exchanger Component Editor. If you click
Cancel, no parameters are created and all changes
since the editor was opened are discarded.
In general, the data and parameter selections are independent and can be
selected in either order. The
Read and
Write buttons are unavailable until both a
parameter and some data have been selected.
The process for creating a
Read or
Write action is different depending on whether the
parameters are created before the
Data Exchanger Component Editor is opened
(top-down) or are created by the
Data Exchanger Component Editor (bottom-up).