Application Manager

A hierarchical flowchart style that offers the following:

• A clear view of the individual processes that form the complete process, the flow of data from one process to another, and the order in which the processes are run.
• A clear view of the data that is input to, and output from each process.
• A convenient means of editing and viewing the data
• An interface for running either part of the process, or the whole model.

Application Manager is a:

Project-Based Tool

Application Manager is largely structured around the concept of applications, which are like “projects” so that the use of Cube or legacy-based models can be strongly linked with the varied interests and features of users’ own sets of projects. Application Manager’s method of grouping a transportation model into subtasks is valuable when creating larger models. The use of subtasks also makes it easy to re-use a subtask in another model, thus creating the user’s own library of re-usable model functions;

Application Manager can be used to “sketch” out the structure of a model before it is populated with data or parameters. This allows the model structure to be discussed and refined before resources are committed to its implementation.

File Management System

Practical applications of Cube models, can use and generate many files, Application Manager automates such functions as file naming and appropriate deletion of output files; it provides techniques for handling model scenarios efficiently. The visualization of the connections between files minimizes the chance of inputting the wrong files to a program;

Automated Model Documentation System

The value of many models is lost when future users cannot understand the structure or function of a model which has been insufficiently documented in the original rush to create it. Application Manager naturally documents many aspects of models as they are developed; if its facilities are used appropriately, and in conjunction with the documenting features of the chosen package, this can produce a well-documented model with minimal effort;