Defining Global Variable for Source Arrival Time

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Trevor Manzanares asked Dec 20 2016 at 5:33 PM Trevor Manzanares commented Dec 21 2016 at 4:37 PM

Defining Global Variable for Source Arrival Time

I'd like to define a global variable for the arrival time in a source to be decided by OptQuest. However, after having defined a global variable, I cannot input that variable name into the ArrivalTime field of my source (arrival style = arrival schedule) even after trying the "assign string data" option in the field. It seems to only accept numbers.

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FlexSim 16.2.1

optquest global variables start schedule

Answer 1 · 2016-12-20T18:06:01Z

Adrian Haws answered Dec 20 2016 at 6:06 PM Trevor Manzanares commented Dec 21 2016 at 4:37 PM

The Source arrival schedule is simply a table of numbers and can't evaluate anything else. If you need to use a global variable, you can either set it in an Inter-Arrival Source or use the Schedule Source activity in Process Flow to control when objects are created.

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