ST Schedule Sequential Steps

Units:	-
Default Value:	1
Validation Rule:	≥1
Description:	Number of steps run in each sequential block when running in parallel Step Link Mode
Detail:

ST Schedule Sequential Steps applies when Step Link Mode = "Parallel".  It defines the number of steps that should be run together in a regular sequential (linked) block. These blocks of steps are then run in parallel.

For example, if the ST Schedule Step Type = "Day" and At a Time = 1 (i.e. ST Schedule is running day steps) and you set Sequential Steps = 7 then each block of 7 days will run as a regular sequential simulation with ending conditions of one day feeding the initial conditions of the next, and parallelization will be applied to each block of 7 days with the optimization free to choose initial conditions every 7 days.

Note that you can also apply relinking between the parallel blocks of steps, however it is generally better to set a longer group of Sequential Steps than trigger relinking between the step groups.