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combine by type

I have one queue that contains three different types of objects (A,B&C) and need them to be batched together in batches of 24 according to their type

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If you're just batching by type consider using a process flow to detect the entry to the queue to create tokens.

Choose do not release on the queue's send to port.

Batch the tokens by type.

Once batched, release the items through a specific port.

5 |100000

Up to 12 attachments (including images) can be used with a maximum of 23.8 MiB each and 47.7 MiB total.