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# insightsetmode

Purpose
Sets the value to use for the Insight execution mode during a test
Synopsis
`procedure insightsetmode(execmode:string)`
Argument

execmode | The string to use for the execution mode

Example

    insightsetmode('CALCULATE_STATS')
    insightdispatch

Demonstration of setting the execution mode then executing with that run mode
Further information
1. Used to mock the execution mode who requested the scenario execution, when testing code outside of an Insight scenario.
2. Without calling this function, insightgetmode will always return INSIGHT_MODE_RUN when testmode is active.
3. Setting the execution mode will change which procedure is run by insightdispatch
4. Calling this procedure when insight_testmode is false will cause the model to abort with a runtime error.
Related topics
insightgetmode insightdispatch
Parent Topic Test Mode

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