Transparent flow model simulation implementing bi-directional links

A computer program product for managing a flow model simulation, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• program instructions for associating annotated simulation settings with a source model to form an annotated source model in response to receiving the source model created in a non-native modeler, wherein the annotated simulation settings are derived from at least one of a set of user-defined simulation settings and default simulation settings;
• program instructions for transforming the annotated source model into an internal domain model using a set of links, wherein the set of links are generated using a set of link rules that comprise instruction that govern the creation of the set of links, the set of link rules customizable for the source model, and wherein the set of links maps a set of source model elements to a set of internal domain model elements of the internal domain model;
• program instructions for mapping results from a simulation of the internal domain model back to the source model to identify a context for the results, wherein the simulation is governed by the annotated simulation settings;
• program instructions for generating a target view model from the internal domain model, wherein the target view model comprises the results presented in the context of the source model;
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• wherein the program instructions are stored on the computer-readable storage device.

A system for managing a flow model simulation, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory operably connected to the processor;
• a link generator, wherein the link generator generates a set of links using link rules that comprise instruction that govern the creation of the set of links, the set of link rules customizable for the source model, wherein the links map a set of source model elements to a set of internal domain model elements;
• a simulation annotator logic module, wherein the simulation annotator associates annotated simulation settings with a source model to form an annotated source model, wherein the annotated simulation settings are derived from at least one of a set of default simulation settings and a set of user-defined simulation settings;
• a model transformer logic module, wherein the model transformer transforms the annotated source model into an internal domain model using the set of links;
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• a view model generator logic module, wherein the view model generator generates a target view model from the internal domain model;
• wherein the link generator, the simulation annotator, the model transformer, and the view model generator comprise program instructions stored on the memory and executed by the processor.

An apparatus for managing a batch production system, the apparatus comprising:

• a bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code;
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• a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to:
• associate annotated simulation settings with a source model created in a non-native modeler to form an annotated source model in response to receiving the source model, wherein the annotated simulation settings are derived from at least one of a set of user-defined simulation settings and default simulation settings;
• transform the annotated source model into an internal domain model using a set of links, wherein the set of links are generated using a set of link rules that comprise instruction that govern the creation of the set of links, the set of link rules customizable for the source model, wherein the set of links maps a set of source model elements to a set of internal domain model elements of the internal domain model;
• map results from a simulation of the internal domain model back to the source model to identify a context for the results, wherein the simulation is governed by the annotated simulation settings;
• and generate a target view model from the internal domain model, wherein the target view model comprises the results presented in the context of the source model.