Patent Document ID: 20120271604
Application ID: 13452778
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: analyzing, by a computer, dependency data from said simulation model having a model identifier, wherein said computer is configured for creating a visualization of dependencies of a plurality of simulation models from a simulation model; determining, by said computer, first variables within a first subset of said plurality of simulation models; analyzing, by said computer, said dependency data relating to said first subset of said plurality of simulation models; determining, by said computer, second variables within a second subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said second subset of said plurality of simulation models is impacted by said dependency data, wherein said second subset of said plurality of simulation models is dependent upon said first subset of said plurality of simulation models, and wherein said dependency data relates to a transfer of information exchanged between at least one of said first variables or said second variables, and at least one of said first subset of said plurality of simulation models or said second subset of said plurality of simulation models, wherein said information includes at least one of accuracy of said information, an amount of said information, a transfer rate of said information, a processing rate of said information, and usage data for each of variable types; propagating, by said computer, and based on said dependency data, a change to a select variable to at least one of said first subset of said plurality of simulation models or said second subset of said plurality of simulation models; and creating, by said computer, said visualization showing dependencies of said simulation model based upon said dependency data.