Configure a scored custom Operator Training Simulator exercise

If needed, see Create a custom Operator Training Simulator exercise on how to select the scored custom OTS exercise template in the Custom OTS Exercises section.

Configure a scored custom OTS exercise

1. In the scored custom OTS exercise's Exercise Settings page, enter a name in the Name box.

2. (Optional) In Exercise Description, enter a description for the exercise.

   The learning platform converts your description to plain text and removes any formatting.

   The description appears with the exercise's entry in the Custom OTS Exercises section.

3. (Optional) In Learning Objectives, enter the objectives of the exercise.

   The learning platform converts your objectives to plain text and removes any formatting.

   The learning objectives appear with the exercise's entry in the Custom OTS Exercises section.

   

4. In Scenario number, enter the Scenario ID number that you want the exercise to call in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation when it starts.

   If you want to enter a pre-defined Scenario ID number, it must exist in the custom course's primary OTS. To check if the Scenario ID number is available, do the following:

   1. Open the custom course's primary OTS simulation in a new browser tab. See Open a custom course's primary Operator Training Simulator for more information.

   2. In the primary OTS simulation's Instructor Station, select Scenario.

      A Scenario Summary window opens and lists all the available Scenario ID numbers that you can use.

   If you want to enter a custom Scenario ID number, that Scenario's configuration must meet the following conditions to successfully integrate with the custom OTS exercise and prevent unexpected results:

   • The Scenario must include a RUN; command.

   • The Scenario must end with a FREEZE; command.

   • WAIT UNTIL commands are not recommended in the Scenario.

   • A single Trainee Performance Monitoring (TPM) is required in a Scenario.

   • The Scenario must start and stop the TPM.

   • The TPM scoring must prevent an overall final score of zero.

     The following is an example of a custom Scenario's configuration that is acceptable for a custom OTS exercise:

     LOAD IC 1;

     RUN;

     WAIT 60;

     START TPM 1;

     ACTIVATE Malf 819;

     WAIT 600;

     DEACTIVATE Malf 819;

     STOP TPM 1;

     WAIT 30;

     FREEZE;

     Note: In the primary OTS Instructor Station, you can select Help to open the AVEVA Dynamics Simulation Help documentation to learn more about creating custom Scenarios.

5. In Grade to pass (%), enter the grade percentage (up to two decimal points) the Trainee must achieve to pass the exercise.

6. (Optional) In Approximate time to complete (minutes), enter the duration, in minutes, that will be shown to the Trainee in the exercise's description as the expected time required to complete the exercise.

   This value is only for display purposes and does not control how long the session actually runs. The actual session duration always follows the Scenario’s total run time, because the exercise automatically ends when the Scenario reaches the FREEZE command.

   For example, the previous Scenario example's total run time is the following:

   • WAIT (60 sec) + WAIT (600 sec) + WAIT (30 sec) = 690 sec (11.5 min).

   • Therefore, you would enter 11.5 in Approximate time to complete (minutes) so that the Trainee sees the correct expected duration in the exercise description.

     Important: The value you enter in Approximate time to complete (minutes) is only visible in the exercise description and does not influence the session length. The Scenario itself determines the actual duration. Always enter the approximate completion time that matches the total run time defined in the Scenario.

7. Select Save changes.

   The Project Updated page opens to confirm your saved changes.

   

8. Select Continue.

   You are directed to a page where you can do the following:

   • Select open simulation in a new tab to open the custom OTS exercise in a new browser tab where you can check the configuration.

   • Select Return to course to return to the custom OTS course's main page.

     

     The new exercise's entry appears in the Custom OTS Exercises section.