I have 15 types of container that can enter to the combiner and pack the products. This containers have different capacity, so I need a custom quantity in the combiner according to the container (first port). It is possible?
The target quantity is defined by two nodes in the combiners tree. Those are the "componentlist" and "targetcomponentsum" nodes under "variables". The first contains the information how many items have to enter from each port (2-n), the second is the sum of those values.
You could change those in the entry trigger, when the container item enters the combiner. The following code works if there is only one port (rank 2) the items enter through. It sets the target quantity to be equal to the label "Capacity" on the container item.
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@Felix Möhlmann , I see your response and it is very clear. However, I am curious... I only see in the Model tree, the two variables for items coming 'From Input Port 2'. How would you change the number of items coming from Port 1 (i.e. the number of containers)? Is that doable?
Sure, there is an optional property in the On Entry, that does this by a global table. The type label of the first entering item selects the column. The rows are containing the number of items belonging to your recipe. This property replaces the last recipe by the selected new combination.
The main function is in the combiners’ background to collect a total number of items entering the combiner through an entry port number greater than 1. What attributes the collected items have, doesn’t matter. It is only important how many items must enter through any port defined by the components list.
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