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Default each item has it's given location,and item's code correspond to storage location

I have three type items, fist type 4 items, second type 6 items, third type8 items. Each single item must be attached a individual code to distinguish it. The codes like:
fist type:A0101\A0102\A0103\A0104
second type: B0101\B0102\B0103\B0104\B0105\B0106
third type: C0101\C0102\C0103\C0104\C0105\C0106\C0107\C0108
The rack is 3(bays)X5(levels)X3(cells), these items’ storage location like:
fist type
A0101
A0102
A0103
A0104
Location:
Bays\levels\cells
1\1\1
1\1\2
1\2\2
1\5\2




second type
B0101
B0102
B0103
B0104
B0105
B0106
Location:
Bays\levels\cells
2\1\1
2\1\3
2\2\2
2\3\2
2\4\2
2\5\3


third type
C0101
C0102
C0103
C0104
C0105
C0106
C0107
C0108
Location:
Bays\levels\cells
3\1\1
3\1\2
3\2\1
3\2\3
3\4\1
3\4\2
3\5\1
3\5\2
How can I simulation each single item be attached a individual code for distinguish it, maybe label can do this? How can I realize single item to be stored to given rack location. And the individual item codes must correspond to given rack location.
My flexsim is V5.1.2.
Thanks a lot.
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What I want is to give every item an IDcode, each item has it's given storage location. the IDcode correspond to storage location. in real opration, this scene is familiar. anyone can help me?
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A simple method would be to have a hash table. Have a table with column 1 is the row no in the rack and column 2 is column number in the rack.

On the object you would have a label that stores the row number of the table and then on the place in bay trigger you query the table based on the rownumber on the object. And you do the same on the level trigger.

Other more complex option would be to break your code down into individual numbers and store these on labels. So A0101 would have a label containing a 1 (being A) and a label containing a 1 (being 01) and a third label containing also a 1 (being 01) then you can either use those individual numbers to do some mathematic to get the position or you make 3 tables (A,B and C) and use label 2 and label 3 to get a row and column position via a hash table. Or even use label 2 and 3 to get to a cell in table A, B or C and on that label write a position as a string (eg. 1-4). Return that string and disect it and use the triggers to get your product in the right location.

I'm not sure what you are exactly doing because as you described it, you can already hardcode the cell location on your items by simple having 2 labels "row" and "column" and fill those and let the triggers read from those labels.
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Steven, thank you so much.
I will do my model as your suggestion.


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