Rockwell Automation Arena Basic Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 42)

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P ROMPTS
Separate module
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ESCRIPTION
This module can be used to either copy an incoming entity into multiple entities or to split
a previously batched entity. Rules for allocating costs and times to the duplicate are also
specified. Rules for attribute assignment to member entities are specified as well.
When splitting existing batches, the temporary representative entity that was formed is
disposed and the original entities that formed the group are recovered. The entities pro-
ceed sequentially from the module in the same order in which they originally were added
to the batch.
When duplicating entities, the specified number of copies is made and sent from the
module. The original incoming entity also leaves the module.
T YPICAL USES
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Send individual entities to represent boxes removed from a container
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Send an order both to fulfillment and billing for parallel processing
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Separate a previously batched set of documents
Prompt Description
Name Unique module identifier displayed on the module shape.
Type Method of batching entities together.
Batch Size Number of entities to be batched.
Save Criterion Method for assigning representative entity’s user-defined attribute
values.
Rule Determines how incoming entities will be batched. Any Entity will take
the first “Batch Size” number of entities and put them together. By
Attribute signifies that the values of the specified attribute must match
for entities to be grouped. For example, if Attribute Name is Color, all
entities must have the same Color value to be grouped; otherwise, they
will wait at the module for additional incoming entities.
Attribute Name Name of the attribute whose value must match the value of the other
incoming entities in order for a group to be made. Applies only when
Rule is By Attribute.
Representative Entity The entity type for the representative entity.
The original leaves
on this branch
Duplicates leave on
this branch