GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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SteveVijayan
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GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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Can GET TIME VALUE function be used in PLE Plus?
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Re: GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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No, Vensim PLE cannot read from external data files (which is what GET TIME VALUE does). The help system does mention that it is not available in PLE or PLE Plus.

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http://www.vensim.com/documentation/ind ... _value.htm
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Re: GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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Thank you.
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Re: GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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What do you need it for? Maybe there's another way.
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Re: GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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I am modeling arrival and departure rates of an entity which varies by hour-of-day.

For example, 6 entities may arrive at simulation time (in hours) 7, 3 entities arrive at hour 10, 3 depart at hour 12, etc.

I need to specify these arrival and departure rates by simulation time.

Thanks!
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You could put them in a lookup.
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SteveVijayan wrote: Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:03 pm I am modeling arrival and departure rates of an entity which varies by hour-of-day.

For example, 6 entities may arrive at simulation time (in hours) 7, 3 entities arrive at hour 10, 3 depart at hour 12, etc.

I need to specify these arrival and departure rates by simulation time.

Thanks!
So do you only want the simulation time?
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Re: GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

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Yes, thats correct. I am looking to create a table based on simulation time.
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arrivals = arrival table(time/unit time)
unit time == 1 ~ with unit of whatever your time unit is; this suppresses warnings
arrival table ( { make this a lookup containing your data } )
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Re: GET TIME VALUE for PLE Plus

Post by SteveVijayan »

Thanks Tomfid. I'll try this.
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