The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is approaching first light in mid-2024. Equipped with what is considered to be the world’s largest CCD camera, the Rubin Observatory will begin scanning the entire visible southern sky every few days. During its ten-year mission, billions of objects will be discovered, and the stream of alerts from difference image analysis will provide on the order of tens of millions of alerts each night. In order to compare and assess the impact on the various science objectives, extensive operational simulations are performed to help optimize the observing strategy. In the context of the microlensing subgroup of the Rubin LSST Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration (TVS), we show how the microlensing science case has been treated and what we can expect from different observing strategies. We will also highlight the work done as part of the ARI in-kind contribution and the opportunities for future ARI researchers.