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Hi there,

I would like to simulate a process in which "production orders" are followed according to a list. The problem is that I want each token to be created when a process has finished, I don't want the tokens to be created after a specific time previously specified, but when the machine where the operation is carried out is free.
Then, in the first iteration, a token with the associated characteristics of the first row of the table must be created.
Secondly, when the first token has finished performing the operation, a second token will be created with the characteristics of the second row, and so on.
And to continue in this way...
Could you please help me?
Thank you very much in advance.

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Event triggered source does this. An item exits or a processing finishes, then a token is created. You can create tokens on content change to exact value 0, if you like.

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/19.2/Reference/ProcessFlowObjects/TokenCreation/EventTriggeredSource/

You want to count the number of occurred events. Then you evaluate the statistic of this activity. You put an assign labels activity below the event triggered source. You give a suitable name for a label like index, row, or other names. The value could be tricky to write but you can use the eye-droper icon called sampler tool and move it over the event triggered source activity. You select this coded line which points in some way to output stats. Now any token exiting the event triggered source activity gets next assigned a value which is equal to the number of released token so far. This label value can you put in the right square bracket to read table cell values to assign further labels at your token.

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Thank you so much. It help me a lot!

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