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GetCost()

Cost Related Function

Syntax samples

GETCOST()

Description

Returns the cost of the current entity executing the logic. Use this function to return the entity’s actual, accumulated dollar amount.

Valid In

Operation logic only.

Example

The following example shows how to use the GETCOST() function to generate a Time Series plot that tracks changing entity cost as entities exit the system. (See table below.)

• Create a variable (e.g., Var1), select it to be of type real, and select time series statistics.
• For any location where an entity exits the system, place the following as the last line in operation logic:

Var1 = GETCOST()

Process Table

Routing Table

See Also

INCENTCOST, INCLOCCOST, and SETRATE.

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