How to use both operators for the same task and finish that task together?

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Abhay Bajpai asked Mar 7, '24 Felix Möhlmann edited Mar 8, '24

How to use both operators for the same task and finish that task together?

The following is the logic used to visually see which tasks are performed by who. I have 2 operators (Operator 1 and Operator 2) who have been given tasks to perform.

Problem 1: Operator 2 does not seem to perform any task even though the token goes to the process where both the operators are required.

Problem 2: In the current logic, the Operator 1 performs its own job as well as the job that requires both operators. I have not been able to figure out how to let Operator1 finish the task at hand first and then perform the shared task with Operator 2. They both need to be available in order to finish the tasks.

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Kavika F ♦ commented · Mar 07 at 10:29 PM

Hey @Abhay Bajpai, have you already taken a look at the tutorial for coordinated tasks with Operators?

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Answer 1 · 2024-03-08T07:12:31Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Mar 8, '24 Felix Möhlmann edited Mar 8, '24

You should take care that whenever a task is given to any operator the respective token has acquired the operator as a resource.

This is not the case in the process that requires both operators, so other sections of the Process Flow may interject other tasks and break the correct flow.

On the left side you also have cases where the operator is not acquired. For example, in the section that uses operator2 you release operator1. When the token leaves that block a task to given to operator1 again without it being acquired.

You should check each possible path a token can take through the flow and check that an operator is always acquired before a task is given to them.

In regards to the main question I concur with Kavika. Check out the coordinated tasks tutorial and synchronize the two task sequences.

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