number of items staying in Floor

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anon-user asked Aug 24, '20 Ben Wilson commented Aug 28, '20

number of items staying in Floor

I want to display the number of items staying on Conveyor 1, Second_Floor, Conveyor 2 in Global Table.

I do not know how to display the number of items staying in Second_Floor in Global Table.
Is there a simple and easy way to make it?

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.0.9

global table flexsim 19.0.9 item

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Ben Wilson ♦♦ commented · Aug 28, 2020 at 08:43 PM

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Answer 1 · 2020-08-24T19:30:27Z

Benjamin W2 answered Aug 24, '20

Hi anonymous user,

One easy way to accomplish this is using process flow. I added the following 5 activities:

The Source creates a token every time an item enters Queue1, and assigns the item to a label called "Item":

Next, the Custom code increments the global table:

Next, the "Wait for Event" waits for that Item to exit Queue4:

The last "Custom Code" decrements the table label.

Make sure to clear the Global table data on rest:

I also added triggers to your 1st conveyor, Processor4, and Queue4 to increment the table as items enter and exit them. See the attached model for more details.

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