Adding and Connecting Modules in Arena

You add modules by clicking and dragging them onto the flowchart view. If you have Object > Auto-Connect checked, then the modules will connect automatically.

The attached flash movie shows how to add a Create module connected to a Process module, in turn connected to a Dispose module (the flowchart structure for a single queue).

Adding_Modules.swf

If you did not have Object > Auto-Connect checked, you'll need to connect the modules yourself using the Connect button to link module's exit and entry points.

The following movie demonstrates this:

Connecting_Modules.swf

-- MichaelOSullivan - 18 Aug 2009