https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592265#M87869 <DIV class="fr-view clearfix">I think the uses in default functions of FlexSim are good examples:<P>- You use TRs when you want to store information about the value's history, for example for how long it stayed at certain values (object states)</P><P>- TRs automatically calculated averages (content, staytime)</P><P>- They allow you to listen for changes to the value. So for example a Wait for Event activity in Process Flow can react to a TR's value reaching a threshold.</P></DIV> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:15:44 GMT moehlmann_fe 2024-06-05T13:15:44Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592262#M87866 <P><I>[ FlexSim 22.2.0 ]</I></P><DIV class="fr-view clearfix"> <P>Hi, I am confused about the tracked varialbe, could someone tell me how to use the tracked varialbe, and how to bulid the connection between model and tracked varialbe. Thanks!</P> </DIV> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:39:02 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592262#M87866 zhun_z 2024-06-05T07:39:02Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592263#M87867 <DIV class="fr-view clearfix"><P><A rel="user" href="https://answers.flexsim.com/users/8534/zhunz.html" nodeid="8534">@Zhun Z</A> I would start with reading the manual: <A id="isPasted" href="https://docs.flexsim.com/en/24.1/Reference/Tools/TrackedVariables/TrackedVariables.html#app">Tracked Variables (flexsim.com)</A> and here <A id="isPasted" href="https://docs.flexsim.com/en/24.1/Reference/CodingInFlexSim/FlexScriptAPIReference/Data/TrackedVariable.html#app">FlexScript Class - TrackedVariable (flexsim.com)</A> and if you have a question after when trying to use a tracked variable please come back.</P><P><BR /></P></DIV> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:22:52 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592263#M87867 SCHamoen 2024-06-05T09:22:52Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592264#M87868 <DIV class="fr-view clearfix"> <P>Thanks for your reply. The mannual defines clearly about the Tracked variables, but I still want to learn about some typical cases about it , because i don't clearly understand how or when should use Tracked variables.</P> </DIV> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:01:55 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592264#M87868 zhun_z 2024-06-05T13:01:55Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592265#M87869 <DIV class="fr-view clearfix">I think the uses in default functions of FlexSim are good examples:<P>- You use TRs when you want to store information about the value's history, for example for how long it stayed at certain values (object states)</P><P>- TRs automatically calculated averages (content, staytime)</P><P>- They allow you to listen for changes to the value. So for example a Wait for Event activity in Process Flow can react to a TR's value reaching a threshold.</P></DIV> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:15:44 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592265#M87869 moehlmann_fe 2024-06-05T13:15:44Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592266#M87870 <DIV class="fr-view clearfix"> Thanks! </DIV> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 02:42:26 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/what-is-the-purpose-of-tracked-varialbe/m-p/13592266#M87870 zhun_z 2024-06-06T02:42:26Z