Tasksequence or not in ProcessFlow ?

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Patrick Cloutier asked Feb 01 2024 at 5:41 PM Jason Lightfoot edited Feb 01 2024 at 11:30 PM

Tasksequence or not in ProcessFlow ?

This might seem like a weird question but why or when would one need to use TaskSequence in Processflow ?

I have created many many models where I control operators and trucks directly such as in this simple example and I have never used TaskSequence objects:

What am I missing? What would be the advantages of using that?

Thanks,

Software Version:

FlexSim 24.0.1

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Answer 1 · 2024-02-01T17:59:49Z

Joerg Vogel answered Feb 01 2024 at 5:59 PM Jason Lightfoot edited Feb 01 2024 at 11:30 PM

Process Flow task activity is a substitute of a classic 3D logic tasksequence. It creates and dispatches a tasksequence of two tasks. A task of action and a callback task to the process flow logic. You can argument, that you create by this an additional overhead, which can cause errors. But currently it seems working as attended.

A classic tasksequence can you dispatch and forget. A taskexecuter will execute it later. It can be preempted, transferred to other taskexecuters, if a taskexecuter breaks down or ends his shift. It is a document on its own that you can store in lists. You can analyze the data and create a different tasksequence from it. You can duplicate it and use it as a template. You can manipulate it directly in scope of a taskexecuter.

It is a local object in contrast to a centralized process flow of sequences of task activities.

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