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Units Time units used for the delay time.

Transfer Out Determines whether a resource (Seize Resource), transporter (Request

Transporter), or conveyor (Access Conveyor) is required prior to

transferring the entity out of this module.

Priority Indicates the priority of the module when either seizing a resource or

requesting a transporter when there are entities waiting for that

resource/transporter from other modules. This field is not visible when

the Transfer Type is None or Access Conveyor.

Transporter Name Name of the transporter to request.

Queue Type Type of queue, either a single Queue, queue Set, Internal queue,

Attribute, or Expression.

Queue Name Name of the individual queue.

Queue Set Name Name of the queue set.

Set Index Defines the index into the queue set. Note that this is the index into the

set and not the name of the queue in the set.

Queue Attribute Name The attribute name that will be evaluated to indicate which queue is to

be used.

Queue Expression The expression that will be evaluated to indicate which queue is to be

used.

Selection Rule 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.

Save Attribute 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.

Index Set 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.

Resource Type Type of resource for seizing, either specifying a particular Resource,

selecting from a pool of resources (i.e., a resource Set), Attribute, or

Expression.

Prompt Description