Assign Label To an Item based on resource assignment

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Quintin L asked Jul 27, '22 Andrew O commented Aug 2, '22

Assign Label To an Item based on resource assignment

Hello, I have a conveyor system that can send products to 1 of 6 testers depending on the availability of the tester. In PF i have the tokens being assigned to the resource (1 of the testers) and i am trying to put a label on that token depending on which resource it is assigned. This way i can use the decide tool to split up tokens to the correct process flow based on which tester it is assigned.

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FlexSim 22.1.2

label assignment

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Andrew O commented · Aug 02, 2022 at 10:22 PM

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Answer 1 · 2022-07-28T06:53:38Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Jul 28, '22 Jeanette F edited Jul 28, '22

When you acquire the object as a resource in Process Flow, you can assign it to a label on the token. Through this reference you could then access labels on the testers themselves and use them those in the decide activity.

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Quintin L commented · Jul 28, 2022 at 07:45 PM

AAH02 Simulation 7.26.fsmI am still having some issues. I have attached my model. That is what i had but it still isnt working. I am sure it is something simple i am missing.

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Jeanette F ♦♦ Quintin L commented · Jul 28, 2022 at 09:46 PM

In Felix's model He set a label on the stations called Num and that is what he is referencing in the decide activity to decide which connector to take.

In the model I uploaded I provided another way of doing this, it looks at the group of stations and returns the index of the station.

However, I do not suggest proceeding with your current process flow. There is a considerable amount of repetition which usually means there is a way to consolidate.

I added a label that assigns the conveyor that the station is center port connected to. This label is then used through the other activities to reference the conveyor.

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