Traffic-Flow Simulation
Animate simplified workflow traffic through the Explorer
Traffic-flow simulation is an exploratory visualization in Analysis → Explorer. It animates instances through a selected workflow so you can inspect ordering, concurrency, decision paths, and topology.
Not a performance model
Traffic-flow simulation does not model real service capacity, network latency, retries, queue depth, autoscaling, or production throughput. Do not use its timing as a capacity forecast or SLA prediction.
Configure A Run
Choose a workflow and configure:
- A preset or custom run configuration
- Number of instances
- Spawn duration
- Global step duration
- Load-curve factor
- Decision strategy for branching workflows
The simulator applies these values to a simplified topological model. They make scenarios easier to compare visually; they are not measured system characteristics.
Run And Inspect
Start the simulation and watch workflow instances move through participating elements. Use the controls to pause, resume, change playback speed, or stop the run.
The resulting report summarizes the simulated path and timing under the selected assumptions. Use it to ask questions such as:
- Which elements participate in the workflow?
- Where do many instances overlap?
- How do decision strategies change the path?
- Is the workflow or architecture evidence incomplete?
When To Use Architecture Simulations Instead
Use History → Architecture Simulations when you want a durable what-if proposal with a baseline version, revision history, change set, review state, and optional materialization into an architecture version.