diff --git a/simulations/example_run.ipynb b/simulations/example_run.ipynb
index 41456f2..2f0bb83 100644
--- a/simulations/example_run.ipynb
+++ b/simulations/example_run.ipynb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "\n",
     "# The following imports NEED to be in the exact order\n",
     "from cadCAD.engine import ExecutionMode, ExecutionContext, Executor\n",
-    "from validation import config1, config2, config3\n",
+    "from validation import config1, config2, config3, config4\n",
     "from cadCAD import configs\n",
     "\n",
     "exec_mode = ExecutionMode()"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
      "text": [
       "\n",
       "config[0]\n",
-      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a61b8d0>]\n",
+      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x113a7d908>]\n",
       "   run      s1         s2 s3                             s4  substep  timestep\n",
       "0    1       0          0  1                              1        0         0\n",
       "1    1       1          4  5  1.178862847343031816649272514        1         1\n",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       "4    1       1          4  5  1.230321371869816411424320371        1         2\n",
       "\n",
       "config[1]\n",
-      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a61be48>]\n",
+      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x113a7de80>]\n",
       "   run      s1         s2                              s3  \\\n",
       "0    1       0          0                               1   \n",
       "1    1       1          0  0.9583242152594528828757347583   \n",
@@ -53,13 +53,16 @@
       "4  1.230321371869816411424320371        1         2  \n",
       "\n",
       "config[2]\n",
-      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a6282b0>]\n",
+      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x113a8a2e8>]\n",
       "   run   s1 s2 s3 s4  substep            timestamp  timestep\n",
       "0    1    0  0  1  1        0  2018-10-01 15:16:24         0\n",
       "1    1  [1]  0  1  1        1  2018-10-01 15:16:24         1\n",
       "2    1  [1]  0  1  1        1  2018-10-01 15:16:24         2\n",
       "3    1  [1]  0  1  1        1  2018-10-01 15:16:24         3\n",
-      "4    1  [1]  0  1  1        1  2018-10-01 15:16:24         4\n"
+      "4    1  [1]  0  1  1        1  2018-10-01 15:16:24         4\n",
+      "\n",
+      "config[3]\n",
+      "single_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x113a8a3c8>]\n"
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -69,6 +72,24 @@
       "/Users/markusbkoch/Documents/GitHub/DiffyQ-SimCAD/cadCAD/utils/__init__.py:86: FutureWarning: The use of a dictionary to describe Partial State Update Blocks will be deprecated. Use a list instead.\n",
       "  FutureWarning)\n"
      ]
+    },
+    {
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    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "name": "stdout",
-     "output_type": "stream",
-     "text": [
-      "multi_proc: [<cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a61b8d0>, <cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a61be48>, <cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a6282b0>, <cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a637c88>, <cadCAD.configuration.Configuration object at 0x10a637cc0>]\n"
-     ]
-    },
-    {
-     "name": "stderr",
-     "output_type": "stream",
-     "text": [
-      "/Users/markusbkoch/Documents/GitHub/DiffyQ-SimCAD/cadCAD/utils/__init__.py:86: FutureWarning: The use of a dictionary to describe Partial State Update Blocks will be deprecated. Use a list instead.\n",
-      "  FutureWarning)\n"
-     ]
-    }
-   ],
+   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "from validation import sweep_config\n",
     "multi_proc_ctx = ExecutionContext(context=exec_mode.multi_proc)\n",
@@ -119,47 +124,6 @@
     "    print(f\"result[{idx}]\")\n",
     "    print(r.head())"
    ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "\n",
-    "print(\"Tensor Field A:\")\n",
-    "tensor_fields[0]"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "print(\"Output A:\")\n",
-    "results[0]"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "print(\"Tensor Field B:\")\n",
-    "tensor_fields[1]"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "print(\"Output B:\")\n",
-    "results[1]"
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diff --git a/simulations/validation/config4.py b/simulations/validation/config4.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d31f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simulations/validation/config4.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+from decimal import Decimal
+import numpy as np
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from cadCAD.configuration import append_configs
+from cadCAD.configuration.utils import proc_trigger, bound_norm_random, ep_time_step
+from cadCAD.configuration.utils.parameterSweep import config_sim
+
+
+seeds = {
+    'z': np.random.RandomState(1),
+    'a': np.random.RandomState(2),
+    'b': np.random.RandomState(3),
+    'c': np.random.RandomState(3)
+}
+
+
+# Policies per Mechanism
+def p1m1(_g, step, sL, s):
+    return {'param1': 1}
+def p2m1(_g, step, sL, s):
+    return {'param2': 4}
+
+def p1m2(_g, step, sL, s):
+    return {'param1': 'a', 'param2': 2}
+def p2m2(_g, step, sL, s):
+    return {'param1': 'b', 'param2': 4}
+
+def p1m3(_g, step, sL, s):
+    return {'param1': ['c'], 'param2': np.array([10, 100])}
+def p2m3(_g, step, sL, s):
+    return {'param1': ['d'], 'param2': np.array([20, 200])}
+
+
+# Internal States per Mechanism
+def s1m1(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's1'
+    x = _input['param1']
+    return (y, x)
+def s2m1(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's2'
+    x = _input['param2']
+    return (y, x)
+
+def s1m2(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's1'
+    x = _input['param1']
+    return (y, x)
+def s2m2(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's2'
+    x = _input['param2']
+    return (y, x)
+
+def s1m3(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's1'
+    x = _input['param1']
+    return (y, x)
+def s2m3(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's2'
+    x = _input['param2']
+    return (y, x)
+
+def s1m4(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's1'
+    x = [1]
+    return (y, x)
+
+
+# Exogenous States
+proc_one_coef_A = 0.7
+proc_one_coef_B = 1.3
+
+def es3p1(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's3'
+    x = s['s3'] * bound_norm_random(seeds['a'], proc_one_coef_A, proc_one_coef_B)
+    return (y, x)
+
+def es4p2(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 's4'
+    x = s['s4'] * bound_norm_random(seeds['b'], proc_one_coef_A, proc_one_coef_B)
+    return (y, x)
+
+ts_format = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+t_delta = timedelta(days=0, minutes=0, seconds=1)
+def es5p2(_g, step, sL, s, _input):
+    y = 'timestamp'
+    x = ep_time_step(s, dt_str=s['timestamp'], fromat_str=ts_format, _timedelta=t_delta)
+    return (y, x)
+
+
+# Environment States
+def env_a(x):
+    return 5
+def env_b(x):
+    return 10
+# def what_ever(x):
+#     return x + 1
+
+
+# Genesis States
+genesis_states = {
+    's1': Decimal(0.0),
+    's2': Decimal(0.0),
+    's3': Decimal(1.0),
+    's4': Decimal(1.0),
+    'timestamp': '2018-10-01 15:16:24'
+}
+
+
+raw_exogenous_states = {
+    "s3": es3p1,
+    "s4": es4p2,
+    "timestamp": es5p2
+}
+
+
+env_processes = {
+    "s3": env_a,
+    "s4": proc_trigger('2018-10-01 15:16:25', env_b)
+}
+
+
+partial_state_update_block = [
+]
+
+
+sim_config = config_sim(
+    {
+        "N": 2,
+        "T": range(5),
+    }
+)
+
+
+append_configs(
+    sim_configs=sim_config,
+    initial_state=genesis_states,
+    seeds={},
+    raw_exogenous_states={},
+    env_processes={},
+    partial_state_update_blocks=partial_state_update_block
+)