How to get dempirical label assignment function to recognize string?

[joey_a]

[ FlexSim 23.0.5 ]

Hi,

In my "Create Object" process flow I am trying to get a sku label based on a dempirical distribution. I keep getting 0 for my "Sku" label and I can't figure out why. I changed my "Sku" values from values with consonants (I'm assuming they are being seen as strings) to integers in my excel sheet and the function started working. I'm assuming the dempirical function I'm using doesn't like string values.

Function: dempirical("IB_Dempirical")

How can I get the dempirical function to assign a string value for my "sku" label?

Thank you for any help you can provide!

Joey

dempirical help.fsm

[moehlmann_fe · Accepted solution]

As you say, the function only numeric values (despite the documentation never explicitly stating this). You could store the string values in a third column, have the distribution return the row number and then read the respective value from the extra column.

[joey_a]

Thank you!!!