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Remove container from separator when queue is empty

Hi,

I have a model with a separator that feeds a queue. This separator unloads all its content at once.
So a separator with 30 boxes and 1 pallet feeds a queue so that the queue contains the 30 boxes and the separator only remains with the pallet. An operator will then process each box until no more left. A transporter can only remove the pallet when the queue is fully empty and will then replace it with a new full pallet. Now my transporter replaces the pallet even when the queue is not empty and I don't manage to find a solution.
Can somebody help please?

FlexSim 20.2.3
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You close the input of the separator on Entry of a packed pallet, until the queue (30boxes) gets empty. You check the content of the queue by an On Exit event or trigger. You can also open the input of separator when the pallet is exiting the separator through the port for container items.

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