Getting Started

4 • THE ADVANCED PROCESS PANEL
hold, the Remove module is used elsewhere in the model to allow the entity to
continue processing.
TYPICAL USES
• Waiting for a traffic light to turn green
• Holding a part for authorization
• Checking the status of a machine or operator to continue a process
PROMPTS
Prompt
Name
Type
Wait for Value
Limit
Condition
Queue Type
Queue Name
Set Name
Description
Unique module identifier displayed on the module shape.
Indicates the reasoning for holding the entity within a specified
or internal queue. Wait for Signal will hold the entity until a
signal of the same value is received. Scan for Condition will hold
the entity until the specified condition becomes true. Infinite
Hold will hold the entity until it is removed from the queue by a
Remove module.
Signal code for the waiting entity. Applies only when Type is
Wait for Signal.
Maximum number of waiting entities that will be released upon
receipt of a signal. Applies only when Type is Wait for Signal.
Specifies the condition that will be evaluated to hold the entity at
the module. If the condition is evaluated to true, the entity leaves
the module immediately. If the condition is false, the entity will
wait in the associated queue until the condition becomes true.
Applies only when Type is Scan for Condition.
Determines the type of queue used to hold the entities. If Queue
is selected, the queue name is specified. If Set is selected, the
queue set and member in the set are specified. If Internal is
selected, an internal queue is used to hold all waiting entities.
Attribute and Expression are additional methods for defining the
queue to be used.
This field is visible only if Queue Type is Queue, and it defines
the symbol name of the queue.
This field is visible only if Queue Type is Set, and it defines the
queue set that contains the queue being referenced.
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