How to record a label process history

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Kevin L4 asked Mar 8, '18 Jeanette F commented Mar 20, '24

How to record a label process history

Hi Flexsim users,

I created a manufacturing process model and I would like to record label history in gantt chart form, can anyone point me the right direction?

To be specific, a product needs to go through a total of 6 processes, I would like to record how much time this product went through each process.

Thank you in advance

Software Version:

FlexSim 18.0.0

labels gantt chart record data

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Jeff Nordgren commented · Mar 13, 2018 at 06:52 PM

@Kevin L4

Can you attach your model or a sample model so that we can see what is happening and how you have things set up? It would be very helpful so that we can answer your question better.

Thanks.

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-13T19:18:57Z

Matt Long answered Mar 13, '18 Jeanette F commented Mar 20, '24

What you're looking for are Tracked Variables. Tracked variables can be stored on labels on items or objects. When you set the value of that label, the tracked variable's value will be changed, and if it's recording history, then it will store off the time it was changed and the new value.

To chart a gantt chart, it takes a little more than just a tracked variable. The data required is a Row ID, Start Time, End Time and Value. I've attached a sample model showing a system where flowitems go through a series of check points or phases. The time is recorded as each item passes a phase and then it's charted in the dashboard.

The black Decision Points have logic on them to increment the item's phase. The Process Flow is used to track when the item's phases change. And the GanttCollector Statistics Collector creates the data that will be charted.

Hopefully this helps!

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MR commented · Mar 20 at 07:50 AM

Hello @Matt Long ,

Do you know how to record a label process history by agv network?

Thank you so much.

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Jeanette F ♦♦ MR commented · Mar 20 at 04:48 PM

Hello @MR,

Please, follow our best practices and start a new post. You can reference this post in your new post.
We are also unsure about what exactly you want in terms of a label and the agv network. Can you provide more details and a sample model?

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