Port

Properties

req_time:
The req_time property is an optional filter that restricts which task groups AutoStore will deliver to a Port.

AutoStore will only select task groups whose req_time is equal to or earlier than the req_time value configured on the Port.

This property can be used to ensure that only high-priority task groups are delivered to the Port, as it prevents the delivery of task groups with a requested time later than the specified limit (e.g. when a truck must depart at a specific time).

select:
The select property defines which task groups and Bins AutoStore is allowed to deliver to the Port. It consists of either a collection of task group categories or a collection of Bin content codes (e.g. for decanting operations).

AutoStore will only select task groups that belong to the specified categories, or Bins that contain the specified Bin content.

The maximum number of categories or content codes that can be specified is 32.

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Selected Bin

When a Bin is selected at a Port, several related state properties may be set.

selected_bin:
The selected_bin property is set to the bin_id returned by the openbin method.

This property is cleared when the closebin, removebin, or closeport method is called.

selected_task:
The selected_task property is set to the task_id returned by the openbin method.

This property is cleared by the closebin, removebin, and closeport methods.

selected_taskgroup:
The selected_taskgroup property is set to the task group to which the selected task belongs when the selected_task property is set.

This property is cleared by the closebin and removebin methods if there are no remaining tasks in the selected task group.

It is also cleared when the closeport method is called.

selected_shipment:
The selected_shipment property is set to the shipment to which the selected task group belongs when the selected_taskgroup property is set.

This property is cleared by the closebin and removebin methods if there are no remaining tasks in the selected task group and there are no remaining unselected task groups in the selected shipment that satisfy the select criteria specified by the openport method.

In some implementations, the selected_shipment property is not cleared until the next openbin call.

The selected_shipment property is always cleared by the closeport method.