Alternate Resource Get Order

This feature is no longer part of ProcessModel

Model objects are no longer part of ProcessModel. They were prebuilt sample models in the legacy software that you opened and copied the pieces you needed from into your own model. The technique shown here is now built into ProcessModel.

LegacyHow this worked in the previous version

When you want to sequentially vary the order in which resources are gotten. This will more evenly distribute the utilization of each resource, particularly when using boolean expressions to select from multiple possible resources

Where to Find the Model Object

The following model object can be found in the model objects directory:

• Utilization - Alternate Resource Get Order

Difficulty Level

• Ease of Use: Moderate
• Ease of Modification: Moderate

How to Use the Model Object

• Open your model: Open your model or create a new blank model.

• Insert the Model Object into your model: Locate the model object Alternate Resource Get Order and select the insert button.

• Move the cursor to the point of insertion and left mouse-click. The upper left corner of the model object will be inserted at the location of the mouse-click.

• Update objects:

• **Copy **the action logic from **Process **and paste it in the activity where you want to get alternate resources.

Note: This model object can be used to get a single resource to any number of resources. Just modify the action logic of the **Process **activity.

• **Update **the action logic by replacing the **Worker **resource names with your own names.

• **Alter **the Time statement in the action logic to match your needed time.

• Delete the **Process **activity.

Note: You can copy and paste the action logic to any other activity where you want to alternate resource usage.

Controls Usage

Attributes:

• a_Cycle: Do not change. An entity specific number representing which sequence of Get’s to use

Variables:

• v_Count: Do not change. A global counter to control which GET sequence to use.