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Assign Rack Locations to List

Hi all,

I'm working towards creating a Put Wall in a consolidation scenario. I would like to make each individual rack location function as a resource on a list, so that I can push and pull the location as items request it. Is there a way to do this? In the model attached I have a PF start that at least creates the number of tokens as locations in the rack, but I can't seem to figure out how I can link a location to a token so it can be pushed to the list much like an operator resource.

Thanks for any help!

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How would you like the position to be read once pulled from the list? You could have tokens assigned to each location, and they could either have 2 labels, one Bay and other Level, or you could have a label named Position where the value is an array [Bay,Level]. In the model below, I have both types of labeling on tokens pushed to a list, so you can pull these tokens and even Query them based on the Bay or Level. There is also an expression called Contents I added to the list that will return a 1 if there is an item or items already in that position.

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Mason W avatar image Mason W commented ·

Hi @Joshua S,

There seems to still be an issue with getting a resource to travel to the pulled position. Is there a way for me to make this question private, so I can share my model?

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Jeff Nordgren avatar image Jeff Nordgren Mason W commented ·
@Mason W

Yes, there is. This link will show you how to do it.

Thanks.

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Mason W avatar image Mason W commented ·

Hi @Joshua S

How would I edit the expression for the custom field you created of "Contents" within the List to do the same thing except look in a group of racks rather than a single rack?

If I should submit a new question for this let me know. Thanks

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Joshua S avatar image Joshua S Mason W commented ·

@Mason W

So do you want your system to check the total content of each rack in a group?

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Mason W avatar image Mason W Joshua S commented ·

@Joshua S I'd like to do the same evaluation of each individual location as you previously created, but the only change is that I want to look across two racks (a group) rather than just one.

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