Syntax for using pickRank in FindItem query

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Claire Krupp asked Jun 18, '21 Claire Krupp commented Jun 18, '21

Syntax for using pickRank in FindItem query

I want to use the "pickRank" property when I search for an item in a storage rack, to make sure I pull the most accessible pallet first. The manual gives syntax for accessing it in code but not how to use it in a Query.

I've tried a couple of ideas but nothing is working. Here is one example (which doesn't work!):

I figured out how to use script to save the pickRank in a label:

Object pall = token.pallet;

Storage.Item SI = Storage.Item (pall);

int pick = SI.assignedSlotItem.pickRank;

(side issue: What happened to the option for typing in script?)

I could then use the label in the query above, but this seems rather convoluted!

Is there a simpler way?

Thanks!

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.1.4

flexsim 21.1.4 order picking finditem parking point

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Claire Krupp commented · Jun 18, 2021 at 04:44 PM

Just discovered a problem with assigning the pickRank as a label - if you do it when the pallet is stored the pickRank will always be 1. So when searching later ALL pallets with have the label as 1.

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Answer 1 · 2021-06-18T16:57:01Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Jun 18, '21 Claire Krupp commented Jun 18, '21

There actually is an option in the dropdown menu for this.

The syntax it pastes in is "item.pickRank" which makes sense as "item" refers to the SlotItems being queried in the "Storage.system.queryItems()" command as far as I know.

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Claire Krupp commented · Jun 18, 2021 at 05:11 PM

Thank you @Felix Möhlmann ! That is much simpler than all my attempts! I should check those dropdown menus more often!

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