Minitab Connect Integration

1. In Simul8, go to the Integrate tab and select Connections .
2. Enter your API Key from Minitab Connect. To access an API key, go to Generate an API token.
3. To save an encrypted version of your API key, select Remember API key securely.

   Note

   The saved key lets you reopen this file on this device without setting up the connection again. To protect your data, you must re-enter the API key if a different user opens the file or if the file is opened on another device.

4. Select Validate.

After you validate the connection to your Minitab Connect account, you can set up your data connections.

1. In Simul8, go to the Integrate tab and select Connections .
2. In the Configure Connections dialog, select the Data tab and select Add Connection.
3. In the Connection Properties dialog, enter a name for the connection.
4. From Available Tables and Views, select a table or a view from the pre-populated list of options from your Minitab Connect account.
   • To import data, you can only select a table or a view.
   • To export data, you can select only a table.
5. Set the Data Flow direction. For example, the connection might import data from Minitab Connect to Simul8 or the connection might export data from Simul8 to Minitab Connect.
6. Under Internal Spreadsheet Settings, select an internal spreadsheet or create a new one.
   • If you are importing data, choose the spreadsheet that serves as the target for the imported data.
   • If you are exporting data, choose the spreadsheet that contains the data to export.
7. When you import data from Minitab Connect, select Clear Internal Spreadsheet before import to remove existing data from the Simul8 spreadsheet before importing the new data.
8. When you export data to Minitab Connect, you can select any or all of the following settings:

   Clear Minitab Connect® Table before import

   Select to remove existing data from the table in Minitab Connect before importing the new data from Simul8.

   Do not export header row to Minitab Connect® Table

   Select if you already have a title row in your Minitab Connect table and do not want to overwrite it.

   Add new columns to Minitab Connect® Table

   Select if your Simul8 data contains more columns than your Minitab Connect table and you want to add the additional columns. If you do not select this setting, additional data columns are ignored.

9. Select OK.

From the Data tab on the Configure Connections dialog, you can set up as many connections between Minitab Connect and Simul8 as you need. To edit an existing connection, select it, then select Properties. You can also erase, copy, and enable connections as needed.