How to link combobox to global variable?

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Patrick Zweekhorst asked Jan 14, '19 Patrick Zweekhorst commented Jan 14, '19

How to link combobox to global variable?

Hi,

Is it possible to link a combobox in a dashboard to a global variable?
When I only link the combobox to the variable it does not work.
Can I make this work, or do I need to add an extra node in the tree where I will link the combobox to.
The combobox will be the only place where the global variable is changed.

Thank you in advance,

Patrick

(A small example model: combotest.fsm )

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.0.0

global variables combobox

combotest.fsm (16.4 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2019-01-14T14:49:13Z

Phil BoBo answered Jan 14, '19 Patrick Zweekhorst commented Jan 14, '19

If you just want to be able to set the value, you could put code in the OnSelect of the combo box to set the global variable.

If you want to be able to set the value and get the value (have the combo box show the right option when you open the dashboard or change the global variable's value), then you need to be able to hotlink the control to the global variable's value. You can do this using a regular combo box widget and then using a GUI Class widget in the dashboard to reference that combo box.

See the attached model: 16898-combotest-1.fsm

16898-combotest-1.fsm (16.3 KiB)

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Patrick Zweekhorst commented · Jan 14, 2019 at 03:32 PM

Hi @phil.bobo,

This is what I wanted, thanks for the solution.

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