How can I change the rules of a dispatcher during the simulation?

[hamza_bouzekri]

[ FlexSim 22.2.0 ]

Hello, please how can I change the rules of a dispatcher during the simulation to change the assignment of operators. For example, I want to assign 2 operators to a machine during the first day, and add a 3th operator at the beginning of the 2nd day? Thank you

[jason_lightfootVL7B4 · Accepted solution]

Use a case statement on label value so that changing the label changes the option the dispatcher is using.

If you need to, copy the code from the picklist options and paste them for each case.

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[hamza_bouzekri]

Ok please do you have an example?

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

Sorry - I answered the title of your question, not the body - which is a different question.

To have a varying number of required operators the solution will depend upon your model.

For information you can set the number using

processor.setProperty("NumProcessOperators",3)

The properties are listed here.