| Units: | - |
| Default Value: | 0 |
| Validation Rule: | In (0,1,2) |
| Description: | Controls how variable hints are used by the solver |
If you know a feasible and/or quality integer solution, passing it
to the solver as a 'hint' or start solution might help speed up the
optimization. These values are passed in properties such as Generator
Hint Units Built. The
setting can take one of the following values:
- Start (value = 0, default)
- The solution values are used by the solver to construct an initial
feasible integer solution. The solution values will be rejected if
they are infeasible. Additionally, constructing the initial feasible
solution can take additional time, and this must be traded off
against the benefit of starting with a higher quality solution than
the solver might find without the start solution.
- Hint (value = 1)
- The solution values are passed to the solver as 'hints' and the
solver will use those hints to set strategies during the search for
integer solutions.