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Sia Sengchoon193 asked Feb 12, '22 Jason Lightfoot answered Feb 14, '22

Can 1 queue have both outbound and inbound functions?

Can 1 queue achieve both inbound and outbound functions?

I've been trying different combinations,

For example, the time of a specific morning is inbound,

The afternoon and evening are outbound,

or mix, depending on the order,

And there can only be 1 item on the queue,

Does this require table or process flow?

outbound +inbound.fsm

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.1

queue outbound inbound

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outbound-inbound.fsm (42.5 KiB)

Joerg Vogel answered Feb 12, '22 Joerg Vogel commented Feb 14, '22

Please try object property input.close, input.open, output.close, output.open

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/21.2/Reference/CodingInFlexSim/FlexScriptAPIReference/Tree/Object.html#Property-input

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/21.2/Reference/CodingInFlexSim/FlexScriptAPIReference/Tree/Object.html#Property-output

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Sia Sengchoon193 commented · Feb 13, 2022 at 06:21 PM

sorry, where should I set this up?

Is it in the queue?

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Joerg Vogel Sia Sengchoon193 commented · Feb 14, 2022 at 06:15 AM

If it is depending on time, you can use down and resume function of time tables. If you control input of queue then do it n On Entry or On Exit as trigger or event in Process Flow.

If you want get evaluate a cascade of several closing actions right, you are probably better of with properties stop / resume for objects.

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Jason Lightfoot answered Feb 14, '22

You can try to use Port By Case in the Send and Pull fields such that you pull and send to/from 1 or 2 depending on the time of day. You can either put expressions in those fields to decide the time for every item, or use a label that is set on some timetabled event. When switching from one port to another you should probably open the inputs of the queue to force the pull reevaluation.