Send to port by itemtype

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Edward Ellis asked Oct 30, '16 Joerg Vogel answered Oct 31, '16

Send to port by itemtype

Hi I have a quick question. I want to validate the itemtype and in the case that it has getitemtype(item) == 1 or 2 I want it to go to certain ports. It is working when I state getitemtype(item) == 1 but how do I add to validate for 2 as well?

Do I use commas, or, what do I do to validate the itemtype for both 1 or 2?

Thank you for your help!

Edward Ellis

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flexscript itemtype send to port

Answer 1 · 2016-10-31T06:24:53Z

Joerg Vogel answered Oct 31, '16 Matt Long edited Oct 31, '16

switch(getitemtype(item))
{
	case 1: 
	case 2: 
		return 1;
	default: 
		return 0;
}

As long as there isn't a break or return-command the structure is computing from above to bottom. If case 1 becomes true the code executes in the case 2 the return value. Otherwise default:

send-to-simplified-case-structure.jpg (63.2 KiB)

Answer 2 · 2016-10-30T01:41:15Z

Adrian Haws answered Oct 30, '16 Arimba W commented Nov 12, '18

Edward,

If you want to send itemtype 1 for port 1 and itemtype 2 to port 2 you can use the "Port by Case" picklist option in a fixed resource's "Send to Port" field. This is what that might look like:

If you want to send an item to port 1 if itemtype is 1 or 2 you would choose "Conditional Port" with syntax like this:

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conditional-port.png (5.0 KiB)

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