Cost function as a PFM in a Experimenter

Hi Guys,
I want to create a cost function and use it as a Performance Measure (PFM) in an Experimenter with several scenarios (variable = batch size). My model contains several processors, so I want to create a lable “cost” for each one: cost = (Processtime + Setuptime)*cost rate.
Which command let me get the process and setup time (in numerical form) of the processor ?
If I use “getstatenum” command, how can I specify the state? I tried to use it in the “OnSetupFinish” and “OnProcessFinish” triggers, but it gives me all the simulation run time and not the setup/process run time.

Thanks for ur help

Simon

Simon,

The states you are looking for are STATE_PROCESSING and STATE_SETUP. The following line of code will get you the time an object spent processing as of it's last state update:

getnodenum(rank(state_profile(myobject), STATE_PROCESSING))

States are updated on an object everytime the object changes states, the stop button is pressed, updatestates() is called, or updatestate(myobject) is called.

If you are using a visual tool to display the data then you will want to be aware of the states being or not being updated. However, if you are calling this at the end of the model run then you probably don't need to worry about it.

Good Luck,
Brandon

Thanks Brandon it works...

Simon