vcProductNeed
A product need is an abstract object that informs Visual Components about a process that is ready for a product.
vcProductNeed is the owner of a product need and has full control over the need.
Properties
| Name | Type | Access | Description |
| ProductFilter | vcProductFilter | R | Filter defining the products that the process accepts. |
| TargetProcessGroupId | String | R | Name of the target process. To be matched with a feed, TargetProcessGroupId needs to have the same value as the feed's NextProcessGroupId property. |
| TargetNode | vcTransportNode | R | Target location of the product. This is usually the process that creates the need. For a need and feed to be matched, a valid transportation solution must exist between the feed's SourceNode and the need's TargetNode. |
| NeedMatchType | Enumeration | R |
Type and requirements for matching the need with a feed. See the product match types in Product Matcher Constants. |
| RegistrationSimTime | Real | R | Time in the simulation when the need has been added to the product matcher. |
Constructors
| Name | Return Type | Parameters | Description |
| new | vcProductNeed | vcProductFilter filter, String targetProcessGroupId, vcTransportNode node | Creates a new vcProductNeed object and returns the new need. |
Methods
| Name | Return Type | Parameters | Description |
| tryCancel | Boolean | None | Cancels a match and removes the need from the product matcher. A match cannot be cancelled after the match has been finalized. Returns True if a match was cancelled or the need was not found in the product matcher. |
Events
| Name | Parameters | Description |
| OnMatched | vcProductNeedFeedMatch match | Triggered when the need is matched with a feed. |