Bug? Processor requiring operator processes item when no operator is connected

[axel_kohonen]

[ FlexSim 17.0.1 ]

Hi,

I have the attached model with two processors. The operator is connected to the centerport of one of them. Both processors are defined to use operators for the process time and to use the operator found in center port 1.

When I run the model both processors accept flowitems and both process them, also the one the requires an operator but has no operator connected to it.

Is this a bug? Wouldn't it be more logical if the processor that requires an operator, but has none connected, would just wait forever for the operator instead of processing the flowitem?

20170215-bugwithprocessor.fsm

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Axel

[joerg_vogel_HsH]

In Flexsim 5 you get an error message stating that the reference picklist option isn't set right. Same behavior in Flexsim 7.1.4 and Flexsim 16.2.2.

[JordanLJohnson · Accepted solution]

This is an issue with the dot syntax version of the command. Up until 16.2, we used the centerobject command, which failed differently than the centerObjects property's array access function. The former returned a non-zero, but still invalid, treenode, and the latter returns a zero treenode. The code that fires the error message requires the non-zero invalid treenode. I will make sure this issue gets on the development list. Thanks for pointing it out!

[axel_kohonen]

Thanks @jordan.johnson

Axel