Model and Simulate a producer-consumer process

Usually it is possible to model events in the model type "EPC (material flow)". But why don't you just model the resources in your regular EPC?

Hm, I already looked in "add symbols". There is no event symbol available in EPC(material flow).

How can I model resources in a normal EPC? There is no kind of symbol called resource.

Which version of Business Architect are you using?

Hi Simon,

which method filter do you use? Did you try other ones?

Bye,

Frank

Hi Frank,

I didn't explicitly set a method filter. I don't know how to set one and what it is for.

Is it a part of the user administration? I'm logged in as user "system" (admin) with all rights.

Best Regards,

Simon

Hi,

a filter is used to restrict the huge methodology of ARIS. By using a filter instead of "entire method", you do not have all model/object/symbol/connection types available.

Normally, a filter is set as default. You can have a look at the options, where you can find a default filter to be used.

If you are not logged in into a database, in the explorer module, you can right click onto a database and choose "log in...".

In the appearing wizard, second page, you can choose the filter as well.

Please have a look at the online help of ARIS. There, you can find additional information about filters.

Bye,

Frank

Hi, thanks a lot Frank.

I still had the filter "Demodatabase" from the "University exercises" on.

Forgot about that.

 

I've got another question on that process.

Is it possible to define a condition on the connection between the event "Screw produced" and the function "Screw Component together".

The condition would be: Quantity of "Screw" >= 4 ( needed quantity of "Screw" ).

So that in simulation the function "Screw Component together" only recieves a process folder if there are enough screws available.

Defining a condition directly on the connection is not possible. But you can add a branching XOR rule and use conditions for the events after the rule. You could name the function before the rule e.g. "Check if enough screws are available". And the branch which is followed if not enough screws are available allows you to see what happens when not enough screws are available.

How this can be done is described in the ARIS help topic "Optimize and control processes/strategy > Simulate processes > Valuable information > Modeling > Capacity resources > How to guide process folders with one capacity resource".