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How do I Group or Batch After an Activity?
Collect two or more entities into a batch or group after an activity in order to move them onto the next...
How do I Group or Batch a Variable Quantity at a Specific Time?
Collect two or more entities into a batch or group after an activity or queue in order to move them onto...
How do I Ungroup or Unbatch After an Activity?
Separate an entity batch into individual entities after the completion of an activity. It is assumed that entities have been previously...
How do I Group or Batch Before an Activity?
Collect two or more entities in the input queue of an activity in order to process them together as a batch....
How do I Rebatch to a Previous Quantity?
Create a batch that is the same size as a previous batch without specifying a quantity. This allows the batch size...
How do I Ungroup or Unbatch Before an Activity?
For entities routed to an activity as a batch, it may be desirable to unbatch the entities prior to the activity...
How do I Process Individual Entities from a Batch?
A batched entity enters an activity input queue where each entity in the batch is processed individually. The entities may...
How do I Hold Entities Until a Condition is Satisfied?
Only allow one part at a time to enter a section of the process. Suggested Technique 1. Create a global...
How do I Interrupt an Activity?
In situations where an activity is scheduled to go off shift or on break, it is sometimes desirable to interrupt the...
How do I use an Attribute as Time?
In situations where an activity time varies based on the type of entity it is processing, an attribute can be...
How do I Assemble Entities?
Attaching one or more entities to a base entity. Suggested Technique 1. Use a percentage or conditional routing to the...
How do I Create Entities?
One or more new entities are created or split off from another entity at an activity. (The values of any user-defined...
How do I Create Entities Under Certain Conditions?
Creation of a new entity occurs only under certain conditions. You can control whether or not an entity is created or...
How do I Divide an Entity?
A single entity is split or divided up into two or more entities. Suggested Technique From the activity where the...
How do I Reunite Entities?
Reunite or join one or more entities to the entity from which they were previously created or detached. Suggested Technique...