To stop a coupled analysis in Workbench:
In the Workbench Progress pane, click (
).On the dialog that displays, select from the following options:
Interrupt: Performs a clean shutdown. The analysis stops once the current coupling step is completed.
Abort: Stops the analysis immediately. All available generated data are discarded.
Cancel: Continues with the current run.
When you click or , a Shutdown file is automatically generated in System Coupling's working directory and tells both System Coupling and participant services to shut down.
You can also create this file manually and place it in the working directory, as described in Shutdown File. In this case, however, you must end any participant processes yourself.
Once the analysis has been stopped, the Shutdown file is automatically removed from System Coupling's working directory.