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Jump Start: Aspen Simulation Workbook
in Aspen Plus V8
A Brief Tutorial (supplement to training and online documentation)
David Tremblay, Senior Director Product Management, Aspen Technology, Inc.
Vidya Mantrala, Product Management, Aspen Technology, Inc.
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Jump Start: Aspen Simulation Workbook in Aspen Plus V8
Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
First Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Familiarize Yourself with the ASW Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Designing the Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the Simulation to a Workbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Organizer Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Directly from the Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating a Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Edit a Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Creating Table Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Scenario Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Creating a Scenario Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Scenario Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Creating ASW Reports Directly from Aspen Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Aspen Plus Model Summary Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Aspen Plus Custom Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mapping Tags to the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Updating the Model from the Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Other Useful Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deploying Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Embed the Simulation Case in Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Activate on Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Activate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Introduction
Aspen Simulation Workbook (ASW) is a powerful tool that allows Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS simulation experts to
easily create a clean user interface for their models in Microsoft Excel. This makes it easy for other users to manipulate
complex Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS simulations without being intimately familiar with the models themselves, or even
the software used to create them. Using Aspen Simulation Workbook allows different members of the design team to
communicate effectively, without complex technology barriers. Ultimately, this results in more efficient use of time for the
entire team.
This guide will walk the reader through the most common progression of how an Aspen Plus simulation designer will
create a workbook with ASW and how an end user will manage the workbook. This is not meant to be used as a standalone reference document. We would recommend that a range of other resources be called upon to give the new user a
comprehensive view of how to use Aspen Simulation Workbook. These may include:
AspenTech support website (http://support.aspentech.com) - which contains a wide range of knowledge base items
and provides answers to frequently asked questions
AspenTech courseware available in on-line and in-person versions - which provide formal training on process modeling
and economic evaluation
AspenTech business consultants
Pre-recorded tutorials and webinars that provide another view of the information contained in this document (refer to
the AspenTech support website: http://support.aspentech.com)
This document covers Aspen Simulation Workbook used with Aspen Plus. This guide assumes that the user has Aspen
Simulation Workbook V8 or higher and Aspen Plus V8 or higher installed on his or her computer.
First Steps
Familiarize Yourself with the ASW Tab
Figure 1: The ASW Tab opened in Microsoft Excel 2010
The ASW tab is organized into five groups. The following describes the general purpose of each:
Design Create and manipulate objects in the workbook
Simulations Determine which simulation is active if the workbook is connected to more than one
Run Run, pause, and reinitialize the simulation from Microsoft Excel
Tags Control tags that relate plant data to simulation variables
Support Group several links to support, online training, and the Aspen Tech website.
Designing the Workbook

Enable
In order to use Aspen Simulation Workbook, you must first click Enable. This will check out a license key for the
software and unlock access to the other buttons in the tab. When the license is checked out, the button will
change to read Disable. Once you are done using ASW, click on Disable to release the license key.
Connecting the Simulation to a Workbook

There are several ways to connect your Aspen Plus simulation to your worksheet.
Organizer pane
There are two ways to open the Aspen Simulation Workbook Organizer pane: either click the Organizer button,
or select <Manage Simulations> from the dropdown window in the Simulations group (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Opening the Organizer pane
Next, select the green + at the top of the pane to add a new simulation and select a simulation from your computer
(Figure 3).
Figure 3: Add new simulations in the Organizer pane
Directly From the Simulation

Another way to add a simulation is to start entering variables from it. First, open your simulation and copy a variable that
you want to link to the model (right click and select copy). Next open the Organizer pane and click Model Variables from
the left sidebar. Click the clipboard button to paste the variable (Figure 4). If you have not previously included this model,
a dialog box will appear and ask if you want to use it. Select OK.
Figure 4: Adding a variable from the simulator to the worksheet
Tips and Tricks: It is possible to simultaneously copy all of the variables from a window in a
simulation by right clicking on any space outside of the fields and selecting Copy Variables.
Tables
Creating tables in ASW allows you to manipulate variables directly in Microsoft Excel without having to find them in the
Aspen Plus model. Once you have created a table, you simply have to change the cell values in your workbook to adjust
the model.
Note: Adjusting variables in the table will change their values in the simulation, but it will NOT
automatically run the simulation. To see the effect of changing a variable, you must click the
play button in the Run group or in the actual simulation.
Creating a Table
Once you have entered your variables into the Organizer pane, you can select the ones you want to make into a table in
Microsoft Excel. You can select multiple variables by holding the shift key, or non-adjacent variables by holding the control
key. Next, click on the Table Wizard button (Figure 5). The alternative is to right click on the selected information and
choose Create Table.
Figure 5: Selecting the Table Wizard button
You will now be prompted to select a location for your table. Do so by clicking the cell desired to be the upper left hand
corner, then click OK. This will bring you to the Table Wizard.
The Table tab contains inputs for formatting the table, such as border design and title. The Columns tab (Figure 6)
allows you to adjust what information will appear in the columns. Here, you can choose what information to include and
omit. ASW will automatically suggest the information that you will most likely want to include. To remove a column, select
the heading and click Remove. To add something that has not been suggested, click Add and choose from the provided
list. You can also add empty columns by clicking Add Blank.
Figure 6: The Table Wizard column tab
Another feature of the Columns tab is that it allows you to arrange the order of columns in your table. Items appearing
at the top of the list will appear the farthest left on the table. To move an item up and down the list, select it and click the
up and down arrow buttons.
You can also set the style for a particular column by selecting a style from the dropdown list in the Properties section.
These styles may be those provided by Microsoft Excel, or ones that you created yourself.
Many of the property names that ASW
assigns to your model variables, such as
Object ID1, are not descriptive. To
determine what properties are actually
being represented, visit the Row tab. This
gives you a preview of the table. In Figure
7, it is clear that Object ID1 actually
represents a sub stream type. Going back
to the Column tab, you can rename these
items by highlighting them in the
Properties section and typing in a new
name (Figure 8).
Figure 7: The Table Wizard row tab
As with the Columns tab, the Rows tab allows you to change the order of the rows, add and remove rows, and insert
blank rows.
Figure 8: Changing the name of a column
Once you are done managing the properties of your table, click Finish. Your table will appear on the spreadsheet.
Edit a Table
To modify any aspect of a table, right click anywhere on it and select the appropriate option under Simulation Workbook
Tables. You can use these functions to edit the properties listed in the table, move it on the worksheet, etc.
Tips and Tricks: You can easily change the units for a property on the table by right clicking in
the appropriate row and clicking Simulation Workbook Tables, Convert Units, and selecting
the new unit from the list. This option will only appear if there is a units column.
Figure 9: Modifying a table
Creating Table Templates

To save time, ASW allows you to create templates for tables. There are two ways to create a template. First, you can click
on the Quick Table button in the Organizer pane. If there are no existing templates, the only option will be <Manage
Templates> (Figure 10). From this pane, you can create new templates, or import and export existing ones. We will focus
on creating a new template, so click New to launch the Table Template Wizard (Figure 11).
Figure 10: The Quick Table button. If you have no preexisting templates, the only option will be <Manage Templates>.
Once you have opened the Table

Template Wizard, you can begin to
specify the settings on your template. You
can also enter a name for your template
at the top of the Table tab. You can use
the Columns tab just as you would with
the normal table wizard. Instead of a
Rows tab there is a Variables tab. For
the purpose of this guide, you do not need
to do anything with the Variables tab.
Figure 11: The Template Wizard
If you have already formatted another table that you intend to replicate with different data sets, right click anywhere on
the table and select Simulation Workbook Tables, Create Table Template (Figure 12).
Figure 12: Create templates from existing tables
To implement a template, select the variables from the Organizer and select a template from the Quick Table button.
Scenario Tables
Scenario tables allow users to conduct case studies or sensitivity studies. You can manipulate a variety of inputs and see
the influence of these changes on a number of model results.
Creating a Scenario Table

To create a scenario table, open the Organizer pane and select the input and output variables (you do not have to specify
which is which at this time). Then click the Scenario Table button (Figure 13).
Figure 13: The Scenario Table button
You will be prompted to select a location for your scenario table, and then you will be taken to the Scenario Study Wizard.
From here you can format your scenario table and pick how many cases (including or excluding the base case) you want
to assess (Figure 14).
Figure 14: Scenario Study Wizard, select number of cases
When you select the Input Vars and Output Vars tabs, you will notice that ASW automatically determines which
variables are inputs and which are outputs. You can add or remove variables from these lists by clicking the Add and
Remove buttons on the right. You can also rearrange the order in which variables will appear on the table by using the up
and down arrows on the right. When you are ready to make your table, click Finish at the bottom.
Using the Scenario Table

To use a scenario table, enter the input values for each case directly into the table cells. Make sure all cases that you want
to test have an asterisk in the Active column (Figure 15).
Figure 15: Input values for scenario table. Be sure that all active cases have an asterisk in the Active column.
To run the active scenarios, right click anywhere on the table and select Simulation Workbook Tables, Run Active
Scenarios Be sure all the scenarios you want to run are checked off in the pane that appears, and click Run Scenarios
(Figure 16). Click OK when the run is over to return to the workbook. The Output section will be filled out.
Figure 16: Run active scenarios
Scenario tables can be continuously reused by adjusting any of the values in the Input section. To only adjust a few cases
at a time, remove the asterisks from the Active column before running or uncheck cases in the Run Scenarios panel.
Note: Running scenarios will actively adjust the simulation. The state defined by the last
scenario run will be the final state of your simulation until you make further changes.
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Creating ASW Reports Directly from Aspen Plus

The typical workflow for creating tables in Aspen Simulation Workbook requires a manual copy and paste of simulation
variables to the ASW organizer, as described in the sections above. Two new workflows have been introduced to quickly
transfer tables from Aspen Plus to Aspen Simulation Workbook.
The Aspen Plus Model Summary Grid

The Aspen Plus model summary grid contains an overview of the key variables in the Aspen Plus case. To find the model
summary grid, navigate to the home ribbon in the Aspen Plus simulation environment and click the icon for Model
Summary in the Summary group. This functionality is new to Aspen Plus V8.0 and higher (Figure 17).
Figure 17: Model summary icon in Aspen Plus home ribbon
The model summary grid is a tabular summary of selected variables from the Aspen Plus case. The tabs represent classes
of flowsheet objects, such as unit operations or streams. Each tab is associated with a table. The columns of each table
represent all of the instances of the flowsheet object in the tab, while the rows of each table correspond to different
parameters that are associated with that class of objects. In the example shown below, the selected tab represents all of
the heater blocks in the Aspen Plus model (Figure 18).
Figure 18: The model summary grid in Aspen Plus
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This grid can be customized to include many additional variables that do not appear by default. Different model summary
templates can also be created.
Clicking the Send to Excel button in this form opens up a dialog where the Excel formatting options can be customized.
Here you could also choose to export a static Excel report of the data from the model summary grid, or a live, fully-linked
Aspen Simulation Workbook case, as shown in the screenshots below in Figures 19 and 20.
Figure 19: Send to Excel button
Figure 20: Send to Excel dialog
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Now click the Export tables to Excel button. Aspen Plus and ASW will work together to create a new Excel workbook
with the user selected tables and formatting. Links between Aspen Simulation Workbook and Aspen Plus for the selected
variables will also be made at this time. You will be prompted to save the case. Another dialog will be raised when the
export is successfully completed (Figure 21).
Figure 21: Successful export dialog
Figure 22: Create links dialog
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Once the links are created, you can see the fully linked ASW case in Excel (Figure 23).
Figure 23: Fully linked ASW case within Excel
Note: The case has been already linked to the running Aspen Plus simulation. Each model summary grid tab is
recreated as a worksheet tab in Excel. Additionally, standard formatting for inputs and outputs is persisted between
Aspen Plus and ASW automatically. This means that user specified values are formatted as bold and blue, while
calculated results match the formatting for the chosen table style. Now you can make changes to specified values in
this worksheet, and use the ASW tab run controls to run and update the Aspen Plus model.
Aspen Plus Custom Tables

In V8.0 of Aspen Plus, a new feature was introduced called Custom Tables. This feature allows users to create tables of
key variables for tracking on the fly within Aspen Plus. In V8.4 of Aspen Plus, users now have the ability to take the
custom tables made in Aspen Plus and quickly export them to Excel in a workflow very similar to that described above for
exporting the model summary grid to Excel.
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To create custom tables in Aspen Plus, navigate to the Customize ribbon tab and click the Custom Tables Icon (Figure
24).
Figure 24: Creating Custom Tables
Once a custom table is created, choose to export it to Excel by clicking the Send to Excel button (Figure 25).
Figure 25: Custom Table in Aspen Plus
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An Export Custom Tables dialog will allow the user to choose tabs (if there are multiple) to export, format, and link to
simulation (Figure 26).
Figure 26: Export Custom Tables dialog
After making these choices and opening the Excel workbook, the custom table will be available in Excel as a fully linked
ASW case (Figure 27).
Figure 27: Fully linked Custom Table in Excel
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Tags
Tags allow users to input plant data into the simulations. It is possible to both map tags to the simulation and to do the
reverse, but here we will only discuss mapping tags to the model.
Creating Tags
In order to create a tag, you must first import plant data to your Microsoft Excel workbook. This is typically done with an
external program, such as Aspen InfoPlus.21. We will assume that you have already done this, and have a table with the
desired tag information such as the one depicted in Figure 28.
Figure 28: A sample table of unmapped tags
To create tags, highlight the table and right click. Now choose Simulation Workbook Tables, Import Selected Tags
(Figure 29). This will open the Map Tag Attributes panel. If you selected header rows, ASW will automatically use the
header titles to determine which attributes to link to each column. Notice that the Has header row box will be checked
(Figure 30).
Figure 29: Import selected tags
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Figure 30: Map tag attributes panel with correct header row
If you did not select a header row, or the headers you chose do not exactly correlate to ASWs attributes, you will get a
warning. Do not panic! You have two options. If the column is blank or contains information that you do not wish to map
to the model, select the heading and chose Do not import (ignore). Otherwise, set the attribute manually using the
dropdown under Map column to attribute (Figure 31).
Figure 31: Manually select attributes for columns
Once you click OK you will be brought to the Tag Variables section of the Organizer pane. After this step, altering any
of the tags directly in the spreadsheet will automatically change their value in Tag Variables.
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Mapping Tags to the Model

Now that you have created tags, you must map them to the simulation. To do this go to the Tag->Model section of the
Organizer pane and right click in the empty whitespace. Choose Add Unreferenced Tags (Figure 32).
Figure 32: Add unreferenced tags
ASW will automatically map any tags to model variables with the same name, as shown in Figure 33. If there is no model
variable with the same name, the Model Variable column will show (null). Use the dropdown to change all null
variables to correspond to the appropriate variables in your model (Figure 33).
Figure 33: Tags automatically assign to model variables

of the same name (left). Tags can be manually assigned to
model variables of different names (right).
Updating the Model from the Tags

There are several ways to update the model variable values to the tag values. One option is to click the Update Model
button in the Tags group (Figure 34). Alternatively, you can go to the Tag->Model section of the Organizer pane and
select the tags you want to update. Then right click and select Update Model from Tag Values (Figure 35).
You can also set the model to update automatically when the tags change by checking the Automatic Update box in the
Tags group.
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Figure 34: The Tags group on the ASW tab
Figure 35: Update model from tag values manually
Other Useful Tools

Functions
There are some useful workbook functions for displaying information about the simulation. To do this, go to the
Formulas tab in the Microsoft Excel ribbon and click Insert Function. Next, on the Or select a category
dropdown, choose Aspen Simulation Workbook (Figure 36).
Figure 36: Insert a function
There are a variety of functions you can insert; a very versatile one is AspenSimulationAttribute. Select this and click
OK. For the Name box with any ASW function, use double quotes to reference the active simulation. By clicking into the
Attribute box, you will see a list of the retrievable attributes, such as Status, which will tell you the status of your
model. When youve picked an attribute, click OK (Figure 37).
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Figure 37: Insert a formula to show the status of your model
Protect
It is possible to lock certain settings in the completed workbook to prevent end users from making design
changes. To do this, just check the Protect box in the Workbook group. This will give you the option of using
a password to lock the workbook.
Deploying Models
There are a few things the workbook author can do to help make the simulation easier for the end user to run.
Embed the Simulation Case in Microsoft Excel

A useful feature in ASW is that you can embed an Aspen Plus model in a worksheet. This allows the end user to run the
simulation without having to open Aspen Plus (if for example they do not have it on their computer).
To embed a simulation, check that it is not active and open the Organizer pane. Select Simulations on the left bar and
click Import/Embed case (Figure 38). You will be asked to select which case you want to import. Choose and click OK.
Do not forget to activate your case before you try to run anything.
Figure 38: Embed a simulation case
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Activate on Startup
It is possible make the simulation activate automatically when the workbook is opened. To do this, go to the organizer
pane and click on Simulations on the left sidebar. On the right, scroll down until you see Startup/Shutdown and
change Activate On Startup to True (Figure 39).
Figure 39: Setting activate on startup
Using the Workbook

Once you have created an ASW workbook, you can hand it off to someone else as an interface to your Aspen Plus
simulation.
Activate
By clicking the Activate button on a workbook, you check out a license key for your Aspen Plus model. This
ensures that the simulation is open and able to run. As stated in the previous section, developers are encouraged
to set the workbook to automatically activate.
Run
In order to update the simulation output after making changes to model variables, you must run it. The controls for
running the simulation are in the Run group. They are explained in Figure 40.
Figure 40: Run controls
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Additional Resources
For further information on Aspen Simulation Workbook, please consult:
Public Website:
http://www.aspentech.com/products/aspen-simulation-workbook.aspx
Support Website:
The support website provides an extensive and growing knowledge base.
http://support.aspentech.com/webteamasp/My/FrameDef.asp?/webteamasp/My/product.asp?id1=3027&id2=''&id3
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AspenTech Community:
http://www.aspentech.com/community/
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About AspenTech
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engineering and construction, and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a
chemical process. With integrated aspenONE solutions, process manufacturers can implement best
practices for optimizing their engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain operations. As a result,
AspenTech customers are better able to increase capacity, improve margins, reduce costs, and become
more energy efficient. To see how the worlds leading process manufacturers rely on AspenTech to
achieve their operational excellence goals, visit www.aspentech.com.
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Figure 1: The ASW Tab opened in Microsoft Excel 2010

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Designing the Workbook

Connecting the Simulation to a Workbook

Figure 2: Opening the Organizer pane

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Figure 3: Add new simulations in the Organizer pane

Directly From the Simulation

Figure 4: Adding a variable from the simulator to the worksheet

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Figure 5: Selecting the Table Wizard button

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Figure 6: The Table Wizard column tab

Figure 7: The Table Wizard row tab

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Figure 8: Changing the name of a column

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Figure 9: Modifying a table

Creating Table Templates

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Once you have opened the Table

Figure 11: The Template Wizard

Figure 12: Create templates from existing tables

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Creating a Scenario Table

Figure 13: The Scenario Table button

Figure 14: Scenario Study Wizard, select number of cases

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Using the Scenario Table

Figure 16: Run active scenarios

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Creating ASW Reports Directly from Aspen Plus

The Aspen Plus Model Summary Grid

Figure 17: Model summary icon in Aspen Plus home ribbon

Figure 18: The model summary grid in Aspen Plus

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Figure 19: Send to Excel button

Figure 20: Send to Excel dialog

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Figure 21: Successful export dialog

Figure 22: Create links dialog

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Figure 23: Fully linked ASW case within Excel

Aspen Plus Custom Tables

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Figure 24: Creating Custom Tables

Figure 25: Custom Table in Aspen Plus

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Figure 26: Export Custom Tables dialog

Figure 27: Fully linked Custom Table in Excel

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Figure 28: A sample table of unmapped tags

Figure 29: Import selected tags

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Figure 31: Manually select attributes for columns

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Mapping Tags to the Model

Figure 32: Add unreferenced tags

Figure 33: Tags automatically assign to model variables

Updating the Model from the Tags