Assigning Fixed Flow post Split

I'm using a seperator to split a flow item into 6 flow items.

How can I get 2 of the 6 to exit from port 1 and the other 4 to exit from port 2?

Thank you

I think you can use the insertcopy command for doing this.


insertcopy(obj originalobject, obj containerobject) Description: Creates a copy of the flowitem and moves it into the container object, causing the OnReceive event of the container to execute.
Example: insertcopy(item, current);

Creates a duplicate of the flowitem and moves it into the current object.

Hello Lorenzo,

it is interesting question, because you can not use the content of the separator to decide where the item is going to. If all ports are open you have a content of 2 or 1 but never greater than 2. If the ports are closed the content rise to amount of the items still to exit. And if the ports get closed while the splitting is goinig on you do not know exactly which item should leave through port 1 or 2.
Therefore you can build your own balance of items. After the separator has finished processing you set a label value to the number of items you want to splitt to. Then you decrement this value by one on the function send to port (Flow Tab). Now you can decide on this label where the items go.

But be aware of the function releaseitem. This calls the "send to port" function again. Thus you can still change an outputport of an already released item to another port.

Jörg

Why don't you put a queue behind your seperator and split the products on that qeueu?

Originally Posted by arunkrmahadeva

I think you can use the insertcopy command for doing this.


insertcopy(obj originalobject, obj containerobject) Description: Creates a copy of the flowitem and moves it into the container object, causing the OnReceive event of the container to execute.
Example: insertcopy(item, current);

Creates a duplicate of the flowitem and moves it into the current object.

arunkrmahadeva - Thank you. I haven't used insertcopy before. So perhaps I can use the splitter but split to 2 items and use round robin for flow rule. The one that leaves through port 1, I can have it copy multiple times to equate to 4 units. The one that leaves through port 2, have it copy once to equal to two units. Did I get that right? I'll try it!

Originally Posted by Jörg Vogel

Hello Lorenzo,

it is interesting question, because you can not use the content of the separator to decide where the item is going to. If all ports are open you have a content of 2 or 1 but never greater than 2. If the ports are closed the content rise to amount of the items still to exit. And if the ports get closed while the splitting is goinig on you do not know exactly which item should leave through port 1 or 2.
Therefore you can build your own balance of items. After the separator has finished processing you set a label value to the number of items you want to splitt to. Then you decrement this value by one on the function send to port (Flow Tab). Now you can decide on this label where the items go.

But be aware of the function releaseitem. This calls the "send to port" function again. Thus you can still change an outputport of an already released item to another port.

Jörg

You just helped me understand why all my attempts at making this work were futile! I like your suggestion using the label, but can you explain a bit more of where I'd put the label logic (finished processing trigger?) and how to decrement it on the flow logic. I appreciate it!

Originally Posted by Steven Hamoen

Why don't you put a queue behind your seperator and split the products on that qeueu?

Thank you Steven. Do you mean split the items using the insert copy command similar to what arunkrmahadeva provided? Please explain.

Thank you all. I ended up learning how to use insertcopy. I have seperator splitting into 2 and use round robin for flow. Upon exit at seperator, if port ==1 I use insert copy 3 times to result in 4 units going to port 1 destination. If port ==2 I use insertcopy once to result in 2 times going to that port. Thank you!