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9.1. How Long Did My Simulation Run?

Applies to: @RISK 4.x–7.x

Is there an @RISK function that will show the duration of a simulation?

All releases of @RISK show the simulation run time in the Quick Reports as "simulation duration".

In @RISK 6.x/7.x, place the function RiskSimulationInfo(2) in a worksheet cell, and after the simulation the cell will contain the simulation run time in seconds.

In @RISK 4.x/5.x, there's no specific @RISK function, but you capture the simulation run time in your worksheet as follows:

  1. Put =NOW( ) in one cell, such as E10.
  2. Put this formula in another cell:
    =24*60*60*(RiskMax(E10)-RiskMin(E10))

At the end of simulation, that cell will contain the number of seconds that the simulation took. (The 24*60*60 converts fractional days to seconds by multiplying by the number of hours in a day, minutes in an hour, and seconds in a minute.)

Additional keywords: SimulationInfo, simulation info

Last edited: 2015-07-14

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