How to automate the process of writing the same logics/codes in many objects in a model

Hi everyone,


I have created a simple task sequence and I need to use it in "pick operator " section in all processors in my model. Since my model is big and it has more than 30 processors, I want to automate this rather than manually going to each object and copy-pasting it.

Any suggestions/ideas to do this ?

I have the same problem for any common logics or code, which I will be using in many objects.

Intially I tried to save the code as an "user command" and the names( path of the nodes ) of objects in a table, then to write a code that will assign this "user command" to the respective nodes in the tree.
But I dont know how to do it.

Please share your thoughts/ideas on this ..

Thanks in advance.
Good day.
Naren

Did you try the "Edit Selected Objects" menu? Can find it under "View/Modelling Utilities"
Only have to select (red box) all objects without the function. And than highlight (yellow box) the object with needed functions.
In first row of options you can use "Copy from Highlighted". Now just look for the needed variables ;-)
Attention, in a strange way they sometimes got different names than in Properties window of Objects.

As Sebastian says - you can copy variables (variables include the triggers you edit) using the "Edit Selected Objects" modelling utility. In this case you're looking for the 'processdispatcher' variable. So I'd place the user command in the processdispatcher code and then copy it so that all objects are calling your user command. Then if you make changes to the command you don't need to update any of the objects.


A quick recap for those that haven't used user commands in this way:

Call the user command from each object passing in the pointer to the object as the first parameter:

myusercommand(current);

or if it's to replace a trigger that needs a return value:

return myusercommand(current);

Current is usually defined for you and is mostly ownerobject(c).

Often you'll need more parameters e.g.:

mycommonexit(current,item,port)

In your user command you need to access the parameters - e.g.:

treenode current=parnode(1);
treenode item=parnode(2);
int port=parval(3);

Hi Sebastian & Jason,

Thanks a lot for replying.

I too agree that using "edit selected objects " is an useful option.

But I would like to even automate selecting the objects. Because in one my model for a machining line, there are more than 100 machines, in that case using " edit selected object" option also can become tedious.

And more over I want to change the "user command" or codes that is given to an objects dynamically.

For example, if I have 100 processors and I have 5 different "user commands". I want to have a condition, and based on the condition it should choose which "user command " to be assigned to all these 100 processors during the model run.

Thats why I was trying to have all the nodes path ( ex: /processor1/variables/cycletime/ ) in a table and thought will write a code to assign the "user command" at that particular nodes for all 100 processors.

But I dont know how to assign/write a "usercommand" in a node in the tree. Is there a command for it ?

Are there any other ways to do it ?

I think I have explained my question clearly.
Thanks in advance.
Good day.
Naren

the example to executefsnode(..) executes in the command help a string code in a table cell.

executefsnode(gettablecell("GlobalTable1",2,3),NULL,NULL,NULL,0)

Now you can build various codes at different cells and execute it.

To write code in a tablecell, change it to string data. Explore the table as tree. Select the column cell and write your code on the right side. Beware of that your code isn't checked. You see errors only on model run in the system console.


Jörg

You could create a group using the Groups modelling utility and add the machines to that. Then selecting them all is just a press of a button.

Pass your condition into the one user command and let it choose how to behave (or call other user commands).

Thank you Jorg & Jason,

Jorg, as far as I understand, I should write codes in table cells and use the command "executefsnode" in the "/processor1/variables/cycletime/" node and it will read the command from table & execute it.

Jason, I have started using the "groups modelling utility", it is very useful.

Using "executefsnode" command in one processor and then using the "groups modelling utility" to copy the same in all processors, is a good solution.

Thanks once again Jorg & Jason.
Good day
Naren.