i need to make the processor wait for 40 pieces to arrive (separately) and after that start processing for 50 minutes. Can anybody help me solve this?
You could do this with a Processor alone, but it would likely require a bit of coding, or at least using some of the picklist options. Instead, I would suggest using a Queue and a Processor. The Queue has the ability to batch flowitems and then release a batch all at once.
I've attached a sample modeling showing how to do this. The queue has a batch size of 40. Once the batch has been collected, it will release all 40 flowitems to the processor (who has a max content of 40) and the processor will then process the items for 50 min.
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