Process flow activities - Use a Decide to send tokens to activities by case or by percentage

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Transcript

00:03

When creating a process flow in FlexSim,

00:06

the Decide activity sends a token to one of two or more possible activities based on conditions that you define.

00:13

From the Decide activity Quick Properties,

00:15

you can define these conditions using many different methods, such as diverting tokens to specific activities by case, or by percentage.

00:24

In this model, a process flow is already set up to create tokens

00:28

and to then use a Decide to determine which of the three processes the tokens is sent to next.

00:35

Click the Decide—here, named Send to Process—to see how this activity is set up in Quick Properties.

00:43

Below the name, the Send Token To drop-down determines the logic used by the Decide.

00:48

Here it is set to Activity By Case.

00:52

Click Edit Properties, where the Case Function is set to token.Type.

00:57

This means that the variable used to determine the next activity is the token type.

01:03

In this example, each type is sent to the corresponding process number.

01:08

You can use Decide activities at multiple points in your process flow.

01:12

In this example, a second Decide is used in Process 3.

01:17

Click Extra Processing to open the Quick Properties, where Send Token To is set to By Percentage.

01:24

Then, click Edit Properties.

01:28

According to these settings, 40 percent of tokens will be sent to Connector 1, or directly to the Rack,

01:34

while 60 percent will be sent to Connector 2 to move on to Queue6 for additional processing.

01:40

The tokens will then change shape before moving to the Rack.

01:45

Now you can use a Decide activity in your process flow to divert tokens to specific activities, by case or by percentage.

Video transcript

00:03

When creating a process flow in FlexSim,

00:06

the Decide activity sends a token to one of two or more possible activities based on conditions that you define.

00:13

From the Decide activity Quick Properties,

00:15

you can define these conditions using many different methods, such as diverting tokens to specific activities by case, or by percentage.

00:24

In this model, a process flow is already set up to create tokens

00:28

and to then use a Decide to determine which of the three processes the tokens is sent to next.

00:35

Click the Decide—here, named Send to Process—to see how this activity is set up in Quick Properties.

00:43

Below the name, the Send Token To drop-down determines the logic used by the Decide.

00:48

Here it is set to Activity By Case.

00:52

Click Edit Properties, where the Case Function is set to token.Type.

00:57

This means that the variable used to determine the next activity is the token type.

01:03

In this example, each type is sent to the corresponding process number.

01:08

You can use Decide activities at multiple points in your process flow.

01:12

In this example, a second Decide is used in Process 3.

01:17

Click Extra Processing to open the Quick Properties, where Send Token To is set to By Percentage.

01:24

Then, click Edit Properties.

01:28

According to these settings, 40 percent of tokens will be sent to Connector 1, or directly to the Rack,

01:34

while 60 percent will be sent to Connector 2 to move on to Queue6 for additional processing.

01:40

The tokens will then change shape before moving to the Rack.

01:45

Now you can use a Decide activity in your process flow to divert tokens to specific activities, by case or by percentage.

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