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Hello SIMIO experts, I am currently working on a project where I need to assign state variables to a worker and manage these variables throughout the simulation. I'm looking for guidance on a few key aspects: Assigning a State Variable to a Worker: How can I assign a state variable (e.g., a boolean or numerical value) to a worker in SIMIO? I want to track attributes such as availability, task completion count, or other custom metrics. Updating the State Variable During the Simulation: What is the best practice for updating the state variable of a worker based on specific events or conditions during the simulation? For instance, updating the availability status when a worker starts or completes a task. Accessing the State Variable: How can I access or consult the state variable of a worker at any point in the simulation for monitoring or decision-making purposes? Any advice or example models that illustrate these processes would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help!

Hello, i would like to know if its possible to track the different values for a user defined MyModelEntity state. In my case, i created different states like MyModelEntity.MaterialCosts and MyModelEntity.HoldingCosts, ...TransportCosts ... etc. The values are summed up in a state called MyModelEntity.ProductionCosts. This state is shown as a dynamic label text in my model, so i can see the production cost value at the actual time. But is it possible to see the different values of the MyModelEntity states that make up the production costs for instance during different periods of times in the simulation or at any time? Because i would like to see the values of my states like MyModelEntity.MaterialCosts at certain times in the simulation. Thank you!

Hi, I have a production line with 2 sources. The arrival of entity A in source 1 triggers an arrival of entity B in source 2. Entity A and entity B then enter their respective servers for a processing time. Entity A is processed at table_openings between 10 and 15 minutes with probabilities whereas Entity B is processed at table_MF for 10 minutes. The process type is task sequence. Both Entity join at a combiner. Entity A is the parent and Entity B is the member. Afterwards, the combined entity continue along the production line. I have expected processing times for each task at each server. Before starting a task, a process starts where a state statistic registers the state processing time of the entity. I also put list state to verify the schedule utilization. I have verified visually and the state value for processing time is correct for every station while the simulation is running. What I have observed is that the state statistic average processing time for the servers before the combiner is the expected value, however, all the other stations are 10 minutes off. The simio output has the right processing times for all the stations after the combiner but not for the two stations before the combiner. Moreover, the list state average time busy value are ok for all the stations after the combiner but again the station before the combiner, it gives the total number of minutes it was busy. Also, if i do the average of the state log observation for each station in excel afterwards, I get all the correct processing times. I am guessing it has something to do with the combiner, but I am lost. How can the processing time for table_MF be 10,48 when the processing time is a fixed 10 minutes in the facility window? Why is the list State MF and OP different from all the other list states? Thank you for your help!

Good day, I have a tally statistic element that contains random values (in my case, the time to process an entity based on many factors which are also random). I was wondering if it is possible to access the values of the tally statistic individually, or in the broader sense, as I am trying to plot a curve from this single tally statistic. Thank you in advance. Eduan

Hi, We have a model where we have multiple entity states. This creates interface challenges in defining and populating these states or changing many of them at a time. My question is, can the UI be bypassed in some way using some kind of batch operations? For example suppose I want to assign 150 entity states using string construction and naming conventions easily set up in a spreadsheet. Is there a way to define all those states and import them from a file rather than hand editing each one in the Definitions UI? Another example is I want to set large numbers of these states at appropriate points in processing. Is there any way to do so by just importing name value pairs from a file rather than hand editing each one and copy pasting from a spreadsheet built up accordingly. Thanks Very Much, Jim

Hello all, In my model, I have a pool of secondary resources representing Firms. Order entities with random amounts arrive from a source, targeting randomly selected firms. The amount in each Order entity is registered in a state value vector (called "FirmDemands" with a row for each firm) as the demand for its target firm. I would like to direct Product entities coming from a different source to the firms according to their present level of demands. I suppose I could use "Select from List" option, but how would I refer to that state value vector in the selection expression so that a product will be assigned to the firm with the highest demand at that time?

Hello, If I have created a list state variable (The list just contains each day of the week. ie: "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", etc...) and I want to assign a new value in a state assignment of the facility to a particular day within the list state variable how can I do this? It seems like I can only reference the List State Variable as a whole but I don't know how to assign values to the contents of the variable.... Thanks!

Hello to everyone, How can I add final value to the result statistic for each server? Thank you in advance and best regards

Hi, I'm working on an airport simulation, this is my first simulation, i have a transfer node that has one income link and two output links, so I would like to know if there is a way that depending on certain Entinty's boolean state variable, whe passing throught the tranfer node if the state is true set and specific outbound link and if it is false then set the outbound link rule by link weight.

In the batch that was created, I want to search the member entity with the lowest value for state variable "NumberOfRollContainers" and change its value to: <<TotalREQ" - 0.9 * "CapacityTrip">>, where "TotalREQ" and "CapacityTrip" are state variables of the parent entity. I am struggling with how to use the search step in this situation, so help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi, Is it possible to set the state variable of the parent entity in a batch equal to the sum of state variables of all member entities in the batch? Context of the case; a truck (parent) is loaded with x number of orders (members). These orders have a specific value for the state variable 'NumberOfRollContainers'. The truck has the state variable 'TotalRollContainers', which should equal the sum of the 'NumberOfRollContainers' in that batch. Kind regards, Christa

I would like to reference state values associated with objects within a data table. For example, suppose I have a Data Table, call it Tab1, with an Object Reference column called Obj. The first entry in the object reference column is a resource called Res; thus, Tab1[1].Obj points to Res. How do I access the value of Res.CurrentCapacity using the table reference? To make this a little more complex, what if the state were a vector of integers? Thus, what I would like to reference would be something like Res.vector1[1].

Hi, i want to set a state array to default. How do i do it ? For example, during the run i assign different states to some rows of the array. But then, it is necessary to set all rows to default (1 for example). Do i have to write a complete prozess for this or does a function exist? Best regards

Hi, How can I check if an object refernce state is null? I tried "state.is.null" and "state == null" but both did not work. Thanks,

I want to assign a state variable to the batch members of a parent entity, is this possible? the reason for this: I have 2 types of entities (passengers and bags), they separate, then go through different processes and then are combined again. but since the passenger entities have to be combined with "their own" bags, a state (or something else) should be assigned which can be referenced as "match expression" in the combiner. is this the right way of modeling this type of process? or should i do this another way?

Is there any way to import a list of properties from excel? What if I have a model with a predetermined list of variables that rather than manually creating them one by one, I could simply import from excel?

I would like to refer to the BicycleAssembly Simio Simbit as I'm using it as a reference to set up my own model. As I set the Initialization step of my model, I read the Orders table row by row, using a global variable called CurrentRowNumber. However, when an order entity is created, I would like to keep track of the row in the Orders table that entity is created from with a model-entity level state variable. However, I'm not sure how to do. I cannot just assign the value of this ModelEntity.State = GlobalCurrentRowNumber as the GlobalCurrentRowNumber continuously changes as the simulation runs. May I have some suggestion as to how to do so? Thank you

Hi, I would like to ask on the Bicycle Assembly SIMIO example. In the example, under the Manufacturing Orders table, they have created an integer state variable called RowNumber, which I thought could have been created under "States" in the "Definitions" tab. However, when I went there to find the state variable RowNumber, I could not find it inside there. Hence, may I know how the state variable was created? Thank you!

Hi, How can I change a state variable of a flow entity? For example, I want to change the color (i.e. picture state) of the entity based on the flow connector that the entity enters. Any suggestions how to do that (apart from converting the flow entity into a discrete entity and then back to a flow entity)? Especially, because flow connectors do not have Add-On processes. Any ideas are appreciated. I have already reviewed the SimBits for flow library and could not figure out. Thanks!

In my model, I have a separator that will create 4 exact copies of the input entity. I would like to assign different values of states to each of these 4 copies. How can I do so? Thank you!

Hi All, I'm currently using a old working model and copy-pasted a process from another working model. The process uses a couple of assign using ModelEntity State variables. However when I recreate them in the model where I copied the process, I can't use them I always get an error (and orange box). Those State variables were working find in the old model. Anyone knows why I can't copy them in another model ? Tks to all. Janik

Dear All, New to Simio and struggling with the following problem. I would like to model an entity to exit a server at its assigned time as a state variable for now, I know this: Every entity is assigned before exiting the source with a state variable (pick-up time): TimeNow + random value between 1 -5 I want to use this state variable to decide with an add-on process if the server can finish processing; TimeNow == pick-up time if not, the server keeps processing. In other words, the processing time of the server depends on the state variable of each individual entity. Hope someone has tips or tricks to solve this!

HELLO I would like to know if exist a way to sort decreasing or ascending a state variavel vector? Thank you

Hello, The Average Waiting Times for all 3 entities don't look right. They are in the order of 0.0592 to 0.0854 minutes. Can someone help me? Thank you. Walter Assemply Line.spfx