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Flows Without a Material Name Specified

This analysis rule includes the flow elements without a valid material name. When flows are used to represent the movement of material from a source to destination, any flow without a named material is suspect. The failure of this test often indicates missing information.

Any flow without a valid material is reported to the Case log, which you can view in the Log tab of the Case Properties window. The analysis rule name, the Model name and the time this analysis rule was run are also written at the top of the report.

The following table lists a sample log output for this analysis.

Sample Log

TimeSeverityElementAttributeMessage
9/25/2005 13:22..REPORTING FLOWS WITH NO MATERIAL
9/25/2005 13:22ErrorFlowAMaterialFlow material Attribute value is empty.
9/25/2005 13:22ErrorFlowBMaterialFlow material Attribute value is empty.

Analysis Method​

  1. Collect a list of all flow elements in the current case.
  2. For each flow, validate the material name against the list of materials in the database table SF_Material Table.
  3. Write to the log section of the case. Report the violating flow information.

Configuration Using the Wizard​

The configuration of the Flows without a Material Name Specified is a selection of the General Gross Error Analysis Rule. You open the window for configuring the test (shown in the following figure) from the General Gross Error Analysis Rule Wizard.

  1. Open the Gross Error Configuration window as described in Configuring - General Gross Error Analysis Rule.

  2. On the Flows tab, select Flows without a material name specified.

    A Flows without material - Attributes window opens.Figure 404: Flows without material - Attributes window

  3. Select the Attribute for material according to the following table:

    Attributes

    SelectionsDescription
    Flow MaterialThe material name in the flow. The default is 'Material'.
    Material TableMaterial table name. The default is 'SF_Material table'.
    Material ColumnName of the column in the material table that contains the material. The default is 'Material'.

  4. Click OK to finish the configuration.

    The text "CONFIGURED" displays next to the 'Flows without a material name specified' selection.

  5. To run this test, see Running the General Gross Error Analysis.