How to clear all flow items within a queue using process flow cleanly?

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Brandon I2 asked Mar 10, '20 Brandon I commented Mar 11, '20

How to clear all flow items within a queue using process flow cleanly?

I have attached my model with what I've managed to achieve so far.

Basically this is what I would like to do:

When Queue 4, Queue 3, Queue5, and Queue 6 are all at maximum content, I want to sink/destroy everything inside them.(Just clear out everything simply) This must all happen together at the same time once they're all full.

I've tried using the following code snippet from another post: https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/48787/how-to-use-script-to-destroy-all-or-certain-number.html

The problem is that is does work... but the batches from the previous connected queues (1 and 2) stop emptying themselves after the batch count is reached when the process flow is executed.

Is there something that I have done wrong? I would think it's something to do with the code snippet, or how the process flow itself is structured.

Kind regards,

Brandon

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Braydn T commented · Mar 10, 2020 at 03:07 PM

@Brandon I2 Hey Brandon, I think your model did not attach. Could you please attach it?

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Brandon I2 commented · Mar 10, 2020 at 03:07 PM

This is the file: https://filebin.net/uqt3sp660r2asqso

For some reason the file doesn't want to upload as an attachment.

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Brandon I2 commented · Mar 10, 2020 at 03:12 PM

test-autosave.fsm

Got it, sorry!

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test-autosave.fsm (48.6 KiB)

Braydn T Brandon I2 commented · Mar 10, 2020 at 03:21 PM

@Brandon I2

Are you using the delete item because you want them all to flush at the same time? because if so, I think you should close the output ports of the queues, and then open them in your custom code block instead of deleting items. Its best not to mix commands like that with 3d logic.

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Brandon I2 Braydn T commented · Mar 10, 2020 at 03:58 PM

Yeah, I just want to flush them all after they all reach the maximum content. Can you maybe suggest a better way to clear out the queues without the code snippet in the process flow?

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Answer 1 · 2020-03-10T16:43:01Z

Braydn T answered Mar 10, '20 Brandon I commented Mar 11, '20

@Brandon I2

I open and close the ports in the code boxes. I hope this helps!

updated.fsm

updated.fsm (47.2 KiB)

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Brandon I commented · Mar 11, 2020 at 05:53 AM

Thanks @Braydn T, it works just the way I wanted to. I see what you meant.

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