How to output the value of a label when it changes?

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Derek Flannery asked Nov 23 2016 at 2:28 PM Sam Stubbs commented Nov 23 2016 at 8:18 PM

How to output the value of a label when it changes?

I am working on a model where I want to, either through a dashboard or output to a note pad file, the values of a label every time I change it.

There may be an easy way to use code to output (because I use a message to a source to change the label value). I have the value it changes to stored in a local variable in the message trigger, but to actually record that value without going through a messy global table setup is not ideal.

Thanks for the help.

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FlexSim 16.2.1

labels output

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-23T18:07:23Z

Sam Stubbs answered Nov 23 2016 at 6:07 PM Sam Stubbs commented Nov 23 2016 at 8:18 PM

It sounds like what you want is a tracked variable. You can use a tracked variable to get the changes to a value/variable. In your logic, wherever you change the label, save it's value to the tracked variable. And then you can add that tracked variable to a dashboard widget and it can show you the previous values or average value etc of the tracked variable. Is this along the lines of what you were looking for?

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Answer 2 · 2016-11-23T19:10:15Z

Kari Payton answered Nov 23 2016 at 7:10 PM Ben Wilson edited Nov 23 2016 at 7:51 PM

@Derek Flannery I had a question before that may be similar to what you are trying to do. Check this post:

https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/27025/is-there-a-way-to-display-the-average-value-of-a-l.html

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