Customizing Data Calculation of Dashboard Graphs

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Kade G asked Jul 14, '20 Benjamin W2 commented Sep 2, '20

Customizing Data Calculation of Dashboard Graphs

Hello,

I would like to figure out how to customize a graph to better analyze my process flow. Instead of knowing the number of contents in a queue that is accomplished with a "contents" graph, I would like to know the days of supply in my queue.

My calculation for days of supply would simply be to take the contents in my queue and divide it by the average production rate (in days) of the contents going through a processor. My initial thought is that I could simply divide the value in the "contents" graph by the production rate, but I'm not sure how to access the data collector of this "contents" graph. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

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FlexSim 20.2.0

dashboards statistics collector flexsim 20.2.0

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tannerp commented · Jul 15, 2020 at 06:16 PM

@kade.g,

The "data collector" to which you're referring sounds like it's probably a Statistics Collector, and if it's not, it could be. If it is a Statistics Collector, then we can add a Calculated Table that can run whatever calculations you need on the data. Can you post your model or a small sample model so I can see what data we're using? Then I'm happy to help implement a solution.

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Kade G tannerp commented · Jul 15, 2020 at 06:52 PM

Example.fsm

If you look at the first dashboard, you'll notice that I use content graphs to see how much of each pallet is in the process. I would like to figure out how to convert that to days of supply.

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Benjamin W2 commented · Sep 02, 2020 at 09:10 PM

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Answer 1 · 2020-07-17T17:06:15Z

tannerp answered Jul 17, '20 tannerp commented Jul 21, '20

@kade.g,

You can install the Stats Collector template for each chart by going to the Advanced properties window and clicking "Install". This gives you access to the data you need.

From there, you can use a Calculated Table to gather the data you need and perform any calculations. I wasn't sure what you're using as your "production rate", but you can just set up an operation in the Calculated Table to divide the contents by that value.

example (7)_1.fsm

install-stats-collector.png (13.5 KiB)

content-calc-table.png (27.3 KiB)

example-7-1.fsm (124.2 KiB)

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Kade G commented · Jul 21, 2020 at 01:59 PM

@tanner.p,

I have incorporated your suggestions, and I can effectively reproduce a content graph using collectors and the calculated table! However, I'm unsure of how I can perform mathematical operations in the calculated table, so that I can convert to a customized unit of measurement. Here's a picture for reference:

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tannerp Kade G commented · Jul 21, 2020 at 03:11 PM

What is the calculation you need to make? The Query can use many SQL operators, such as SUM, COUNT, AVERAGE, etc. and I'm sure we could make something work.

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Kade G tannerp commented · Jul 21, 2020 at 03:32 PM

@tanner.p,

I would like to divide each data-point by a table value. For example, I would like to divide each data-point by GlobalTable1[1][2]

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