Rockwell Automation Arena Basic Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 43)

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Assign module
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ESCRIPTION
This module is used for assigning new values to variables, entity attributes, entity types,
entity pictures, or other system variables. Multiple assignments can be made with a single
Assign module.
T YPICAL USES
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Accumulate the number of subassemblies added to a part
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Change an entity’s type to represent the customer copy of a multi-page form
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Establish a customer’s priority
Prompt Description
Name Unique module identifier displayed on the module shape.
Type Method of separating the incoming entity. Duplicate Original will
simply take the original entity and make some number of identical
duplicates. Split Existing Batch requires that the incoming entity be a
temporarily batched entity using the Batch module. The original entities
from the batch will be split.
Percent Cost to
Duplicates Allocation of costs and times of the incoming entity to the outgoing
duplicates. This value is specified as a percentage of the original entity’s
costs and times (between 0-100). The percentage specified will be split
evenly between the duplicates, while the original entity will retain any
remaining cost/time percentage. Visible only when Type is Duplicate
Original.
# of Duplicates Number of outgoing entities that will leave the module, in addition to the
original incoming entity. Applies only when Type is Duplicate Original.
Member Attributes Method of determining how to assign the representative entity attribute
values to the original entities.These options relate to six of the special-
purpose attributes (Entity.Type, Entity.Picture, Entity.Sequence,
Entity.Station, Entity.Jobstep, and Entity.HoldCostRate) and all user-
defined attributes. Applies only when Type is Split Existing Batch.
Attribute Name Name of representative entity attribute(s) that are assigned to original
entities of the group. Applies only when Member Attributes is Take
Specific Representative Values.