Configuring the Objectives

You use the Objectives tab to select the parameters that will be used as objectives during execution.

  1. Double-click the Optimization component icon .
    The Optimization Component Editor appears.
  2. From the Optimization Component Editor, click the Objectives tab.

    The list of parameters includes all output parameters from the Optimization component and output parameters from the subflow components, if they are not mapped to any parameters in the Optimization component. Design variables (selected on the Variables tab) are also included.

  3. Right-click in the table to access various options for working with objectives.

    For more information, see Setting Table Options.

  4. Perform the following actions, which may vary based on your model design:
    1. Determine which parameters you want to use as objectives by selecting the corresponding check boxes in the first column. Alternatively, you can click Check to add all the selected objectives (including array elements). To clear all the parameters, click Uncheck.

      When a subflow parameter is selected as an objective, a corresponding parameter is created in the Optimization component.

    2. Click the Direction column to specify whether or not you want to minimize the objective, maximize the objective, or set a target for the objective.
    3. If you selected target in the Direction column, set the objective’s target in the corresponding column.
    4. Set the objective’s Scale Factor and Weight Factor in the corresponding columns.
  5. If desired, click Edit at the bottom of the editor to set attribute values for multiple objectives.

    For more information, see Editing Attributes for Multiple Parameters.

  6. If desired, map any of these objective attributes to parameters.

    For more information, see Mapping Options and Attributes to Parameters.

  7. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Optimization Component Editor.