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P ROMPTS
Remove module
D ESCRIPTION
The Remove module removes a single entity from a specified position in a queue and
sends it to a designated module.
When an entity arrives at a Remove module, it removes the entity from the specified queue
and sends it to the connected module. The rank of the entity signifies the location of the
entity within the queue. The entity that caused the removal proceeds to the next module
specified and is processed before the removed entity.
T YPICAL USES
 Removing an order from a queue that is due to be completed next
 Calling a patient from a waiting room for an examination
 Retrieving the next order to be processed from a pile of documents
Prompt Description
Name Unique module identifier displayed on the module shape.
Type Type of resource for releasing, either specifying a particular resource, or
selecting from a pool of resources (i.e., a resource set). The resource
name may also be specified by an expression or attribute value.
Resource Name Name of the resource that will be released.
Set Name Name of the resource set from which a member will be released.
Attribute Name Name of the attribute that specifies the resource name to be released.
Expression Name of the expression that specifies the name of the resource to be
released.
Quantity Number of resources of a given name or from a given set that will be
released. For sets, this value specifies only the number of a selected
resource that will be released (based on the resource’s capacity), not the
number of members to be released within the set.
Release Rule Method of determining which resource within a set to release. Last
Member Seized and First Member Seized will release the last/first
member from within the set that was seized. Specific member indicates
that a member number or attribute (with a member number value) will
be used to specify the member to release.
Set Index Member index of the resource set that the entity will release.