Simple TS question

I have a situation where I need to create a task sequence for an operator. I want the operator to load a flow item, carry it to the downstream process and be captured for the Set-Up and Process parts of the cycle time. The TS is quite easy:

treenode dispatcher = centerobject(current,1); // the dispatcher or task executer
treenode ess= outobject (current,2); //downstream workstation
treenode ts = createemptytasksequence(dispatcher,0,0);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRLOAD,item,current);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,ess,NULL);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_FRUNLOAD,item,ess);
inserttask(ts, TASKTYPE_UTILIZE, item, NULL, STATE_UTILIZE);
inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,current,NULL);
dispatchtasksequence(ts);


And for the downstream station I have this: freeoperators(centerobject(current, 1), item); on the process finish trigger.

Sounds great but this isn''t working. Any ideas??

Hi Gavin,

I attach the model that you sent me to illustrate the answer.

This is a simple model with a three-stage production line. The custom task sequence for the operator is defined as follows:

1. Travel to Processor 1
2. Load the item
3. Travel to Processor 2
4. Unload the item
5. Stay for the setup and process times
6. Load the item
7. Travel to Processor 3
8. Unload the item
9. Stay for the setup and process times

If you want the operator to load the item after the process time is finished on Processor 2, you need to:
a) check the option Use Transport in the Flow tab of Processor 2
b) select in the picklist the option Free Operators
If you take a look at the code behind this option, the command freeoperators is called, AND the code returns 0, meaning it is assumed that a task sequence has already been created, and this task sequence will continue.

In Processor 3, you can simply call freeoperators in the OnProcessFinish trigger because it is the end of your task sequence: the operator does not transport the item to the next downstream object.