Getting Started

5 • THE ADVANCED TRANSFER PANEL
Prompt
Description
Queue Attribute Name The attribute name that will be evaluated to indicate which queue
is to be used.
Queue Expression
Selection Rule
Save Attribute
Index Set
Resource Type
Resource Name
Conveyor Name
The expression that will be evaluated to indicate which queue is
to be used.
Method of selecting among available transporters in a set.
Cyclical will cycle through available members. Random will
randomly select a member. Preferred Order will always select
the first available member. Specific Member requires an input
attribute value to specify which member of the set (previously
saved in the Save Attribute field). Largest Distance selects the
transporter farthest away, and Smallest Distance selects the
closest transporter.
Attribute name used to store the index number into the set of the
member that is chosen. This attribute can later be referenced with
the Specific Member selection rule. Active when Transfer Out
is Request Transporter.
Attribute name whose value identifies the index number into the
set of the member requested. The entity must have a value for the
attribute before utilizing this option.
Type of resource for seizing, either specifying a particular
Resource, selecting from a pool of resources (that is, a resource
Set), Attribute, or Expression.
Name of the resource to seize.
Name of the conveyor to access.
# of Cells Number of contiguous cells the entity requires.
Connect Type
Move Time
Units
Station Type
Station Name
Attribute Name
Determines if the entity is to Route, Convey, or Transport to
another station or Connect to another module.
Time to route from this module to the destination station.
Time units used for the move time.
The entity’s destination station type either an individual Station,
a station based on an Attribute or Expression value, or By
Sequence.
Name of the individual destination station.
The attribute name that will be evaluated to indicate the station.
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