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Delay time using global table

ahmedmedhat — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:35:38 GMT

[ FlexSim 23.0.1 ]

please help me link the delay activity with the global table "C1", I want it to look for the label "Code" assigned to each flow item and return the value in column "Time".

I used the global table lookup function as shown below and it gives me the errors shown below.

NB. this process flow is linked to a 3D model processor.

Re: Delay time using global table

Matthew_Gillespie — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:58:49 GMT

The global table lookup looks in the row headers (the gray boxes on the left side) for the specified row value. So that lookup will only work if you move the Code column into the row headers.

Otherwise you need to use the Table.getValueByKey() method:

Table("C1").getValueByKey(token.Code, 3, 2)

Re: Delay time using global table

ahmedmedhat — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:38:39 GMT

no it doesn't work. it says: label Code doesn't exist on token id: ...

Re: Delay time using global table

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:49:23 GMT

There are many examples of how to create tokens based on table values here on Answers.

Often within the token source you will create as many tokens as there are table rows and use the token index to read the correct row for the token.

Re: Delay time using global table

Matthew_Gillespie — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:02:59 GMT

It's hard to give you the right answer just looking at an image. Can you attach your model?

If the Code label is on an item then you'd want to assign the item to a label in the source activity and then use token.item.Code.

Re: Delay time using global table

ahmedmedhat — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:48:26 GMT

@Matthew Gillespie yes sure here is the model

delay time.fsm

Re: Delay time using global table

Matthew_Gillespie — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:27:19 GMT

delay-time_1.fsm

In this version of your model, the Event-triggered Source is listening to the processor's OnExit and it assigns the exiting item to token.item. Then in the delay activity it uses

Table("C1").getValueByKey(token.item.Code, 3, 2)

Re: Delay time using global table

ahmedmedhat — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:40:54 GMT

yes it worked thx alot