Using Activity Sets

You can use the Resource Configuration table to create activity sets and resource working cycles.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create multiple activities or product flows and assign them to a resource pool.
See Also
Adding Activities
Creating and Modifying a Product Flow

Create an Activity Set

You can create an activity set for multiple activities on the same machine for one resource pool. You can use activity sets to specify a list of machine activities for one resource pool that the same worker needs to execute. The worker chosen from the resource pool will not be available to perform other actions until the activity set complete.

  1. From the Programming section of the action bar, click Resource Configuration .
  2. Select multiple activities using Ctrl and left-click.
  3. Right-click one of the selected activities.
  4. In the context menu that displays, select Activity Sets, then Create Activity Set .
  5. Optional: To add an activity to an existing activity set, right-click the required activity in the Resource Configuration table. Then select Add to Existing Activity Set under Activity Sets in the context menu.

    Note: Assign the selected activity to the same resource pool on the same machine as the activity set.

  6. Optional: To delete an activity from an activity set, right-click the required activity in the Resource Configuration table and select Remove from Activity Set under Activity Sets in the context menu.

The activity set is displayed in the Resource Configuration table.

Edit an Activity Set

You can edit an activity set using the context menu in the Resource Configuration table.

  1. Right-click an activity defined in the Resource Configuration table.
  2. In the context menu that displays, do one of the following:
    • Select Rename to rename the activity set.
    • Select Change Assigned Resource Pool to modify the assigned resource pool of an activity set.
    • Select Delete Activity Set to delete the activity set.

You have modified the activity set.

Modify an Activity Set's Distance and Weight Attributes

You can modify an activity set's distance and weight attributes.

  1. Select a worker in the tree that is executing activity sets and click Edit SLA resource .
  2. In the Edit dialog box that displays, modify the Default speed attribute as required.
  3. Select an object that the worker carries in the defined activity and click Measure Intertia from the Tools section of the action bar.
  4. In the Measure Intertia dialog box that appears, modify the Mass attribute in the Main Results tab as required.
  5. Open the Simulations Options dialog box by clicking Simulation Options at the right edge of the work area.
  6. In the Flow Simulation tab, check the Collect Resource State Times option.
    This displays information on the resource's behavior during the simulation.
  7. On the right edge of the work area, click States History.
    The States History dialog box displays a chart with the simulations statistics.
  8. Optional: In the dialog box, click Export to XML and save the file in the required location.
    When you open the saved file in a browser, it displays the values in XML format.

You have edited the activity set's distance and weight attributes.

Open an Activity Set's HTML Report

You can view an activity set's distance and weight statistics with the HTML Report.

  1. Click Play in the Compass and select a simulation.
  2. In the Player, click Play forward .
  3. On the right edge of the work area, click System Performance Monitor .
  4. Select the System Utilization tab.
    The chart displays the state of each element of the production system.
  5. Optional: Click Open HTML Report .
    The report displays values on the elements of the production system for Total Distance Traveled (Millimeter) and Total Weight Carried (Kilogram).

You have opened the activity set's HTML Report and viewed its distance and weight statistics.