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How do I Create Triggers?

Triggers are stand-alone sections of a model that do such things as monitor other locations in your model, change global...

How do I Sort Entities?

An activity that examines the name or some other attribute of an entity to determine how to route the entity for...

How do I Schedule Activities?

Normally, if all activities may be performed during the same shift or block of time (e.g. an 8 to 5 shift),...

How do I Create Activity Assembly

Attach or join one or more entities (e.g. component parts) to a base entity. Note that in many instances you...

How do I Hide Connection Lines?

Making the connection invisible entities so that appear to move without a path connecting the origin and destination of the...

How do I use the Clock() Function?

Use Clock(min)Clock(sec)Clock(hr)Clock(Day)Clock(Wk) Syntax: CLOCK( ) or CLOCK(time unit) Example: a_Time = Clock( )v_Time_in_System =Clock( ) – CycleStartIf Clock(Hr) > 24Then…...

How do I use the Contents() Function?

Returns the total number of entities at an activity. Use CONTENTS(name of activity) to make decisions based on how busy...

How do I use FreeCap() Function?

Returns the available capacity of an activity (an integer). Example Suppose an entity can be routed to one of two...

How do I use FreeUnits() Function?

Returns the free units of an activity or resource (an integer). Example The example below demonstrates the use of the...

How do I Recover a Corrupted Model?

There have been a few rare occasions when a user has faced model corruption due to unrecommended changes or imports...

How do I use GroupQty() Function?

Returns the number of entities in a batched or loaded entity (a loaded entity is an entity with other entities...

How do I use OwnedResource() Function?

Returns the n th resource currently being used by the entity. Each resource is referenced according to the order it...

How do I use Percent() Function?

The percent function allows you to execute one or more statements only a certain percentage of the time. Used in...

How do I use ResQty() Function?

Returns the number of units of a specific resource that the current entity owns. You can use RESQTY() to determine...

How do I use Comments Statement?

Comments You can add explanatory comments to your action logic by placing special characters in front of the comment. Comment...