Link between token (processflow) and itemtype (model)

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Blandine de Romémont asked Apr 10, '17 Blandine de Romémont commented May 15, '17

Link between token (processflow) and itemtype (model)

Dear all,

I am searching how to link a token with an item type. I create the token with a source (of pallet), and then I am able to have the item type of the pallet.

Now I want to wait for the pallet to be processed, with the right itemtype, but I am not able to do that. Have you a solution for me, because it moves an other pallet that is processing ?

Thank you in advance,

Blandine

Software Version:

FlexSim 17.0.2

item type in process flow

Answer 1 · 2017-04-10T09:37:26Z

Clair A answered Apr 10, '17 Blandine de Romémont commented May 15, '17

Hello Blandine,

If I understood well your question, I don't think you need to use itemtype.

In the attached model, the 1st activity is an event-triggered source, fired by the creation of a pallet. In the properties of this activity, I added a label name for the created item: "pallet". It means that each token will have a label called "pallet" which stores a reference to the created pallet.

The second activity is Wait for Event, fired by OnProcessFinish. The issue is that if I have several tokens in this activity when OnProcessFinish is fired, all tokens will move to the next step. Instead I want to move only the token that points to the pallet which finished its process. So that's why in the properties of this activity, I used the match operation on the label "pallet".

If I didn't understand well your issue, don't hesitate to post your model to illustrate your question.

s1.png (27.1 KiB)

2017-04-10-wait-for-onprocessfinish.fsm (19.5 KiB)

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Blandine de Romémont commented · Apr 10, 2017 at 11:19 AM

Thanks a lot to you two.

It helped me a lot. I was searching for the system to wait for the palletType, but it works by waiting for the pallet itself. I used the solution from Clair. But your approch Jason could match too.

Thank you,

Blandine

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Answer 2 · 2017-04-10T09:22:20Z

Jason Botha answered Apr 10, '17 Jason Botha commented Apr 10, '17

Hi there,

You can do this by using the wait for event trigger and setting it to match on the item label, as show in the image below.

i have also attached a small test model where i match the token in process flow to the pallet in the 3D model as it exits processor2.

I hope this helps.

20170410-match-item-in-pf-with-3d.fsm

wait-for-event.png (18.6 KiB)

20170410-match-item-in-pf-with-3d.fsm (19.5 KiB)

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Clair A commented · Apr 10, 2017 at 09:46 AM

Good job Jason, you crossed the finished line of writing your answer before me ;-)

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Jason Botha Clair A commented · Apr 10, 2017 at 11:24 AM

Thanks Clair, looks like i got my answer in first but your solution was chosen, looks like you win this round ;-)

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