The Crystal Ball Control Panel

You can use the Crystal Ball Control Panel to perform many simulation and analysis commands. By default, the Control Panel opens when you run a simulation.

  To hide the Control Panel, uncheck Show Control Panel on the Options tab of the Run Preferences dialog (click the Run Preferences tool or choose Run, then Run Preferences). Run Preferences button.

By default, the Control Panel stays open following a reset. To close it, uncheck Leave Open On Reset on the Options tab of the Run Preferences dialog.

For a description of the Control Panel menu commands, see The Crystal Ball Control Panel Menubar.

Figure 20. The Crystal Ball Control Panel

Crystal Ball Control Panel, showing the menubar, progress bar, task buttons and the More button.

When you click the More button, More button, simulation statistics are displayed below the controls. They show how fast the simulation ran and how many assumptions, decision variables, and forecasts were included in it.