Source Flowitem properties using Global table

hi

i trying to do a small assignment.

From source i want it comes 8 flowitem with specifict properties like Platenumber, length, width, processtime to a conveyor . i put this data in a Global table. but i dont understand how i can connect this global data to source output.

Thanks

It might be easier to add that data as lables using the Source schedule or arrival sequence, and not the interarrival time.

Thanks .. i was able to do that.. My next intention is to use different process time for each of this 8 flowitem. so i put this process time in a global table and set this in Processor's process time .

How i can check that the processor is actually following the data from global table? process time really varying for different flowitem .

Think the easiest way would be to connect a Visual Tool to your Processor via Centerport Connection.
Visual Tool can show processtime if you make it show Text and set "Display Object Stat" as shown text.

Object stat: 1 , it shows like this and dont change anymore.

i actually want the Processor's Process time should follow the time i set in global table.

which command i should use ? by default Row = getitemtype(item); Col =1

i have to change this command?

Hello Jason,

The processor has an option "by global table lookup" for the process time. You can use this option.

Esther

Hi jasonjj,

there is a way to reference to a tablecell. But for this you just should share your model.
Comand would be something like: return gettablenum("YourTable",getinput(current),1);

Alternatively the standard way would be, to give item all informations (via labels) and get this informations on different processes. As far as I know you can include this in source. Maybe this gives you another idea to solve your task easier!?

here is my model.

i am trying it for processor 1 and processor 2

In the template for the Visual Tool text that shows Object Statistics, double click the statistics "Content" (which shows 1 when an item enters) in order to get a list of available statistics (it doesn't pop up automatically every time I use the template, hence the need to double click) , and choose "CurrentProcessTime".

Also step through your model and look at the event list to check that you have a process finish event at the time you expected.

ok it seems following my global table processing time now ! but the problem i see is the processtime not exactly taken for exact itemtype. it looks random !

ok i did it !

I had a similar problem some time ago. Different process times depending on machines and itemtype.

So I created a GlobalTable with all the process times in the following format:

Machine | 301 | 302| 303| 304
---------------------------------------
1324-01 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 33
---------------------------------------
1324-02 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 54

First column includes the machine numbers in string format, from the second column on I used number data for the itemtypes and process times.

Every processor has a label named "machine" with its machine number (Format: 1234-01)

The process time code now looks like this:

string tablename = "processtimes";
int row = 1;
int col = 1;
for (row;row <= gettablerows(tablename);row++) // Look through table rows
{
	if (comparetext(gettablestr(tablename,row,1),getlabelstr(current,"machine"))) 
	{
		for (col;col <= gettablecols(tablename);col++) // Look through cols
		{
			if (gettablenum(tablename,1,col) == getitemtype(item))
			{
				break;
			}
		}
	break;
	}
}
return (gettablenum(tablename,row,col)