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How to enforce a single combined queue maximum across two queues?

I have a workstation where flow items are combined, moved to an external processor, after which they are returned to the original workstation where I am separating flow items back apart. I have a combiner setup right next to a separator at the workstation. I have an 3 outbound queues for the combiner and and inbound queue for the separator. Here is the rub, I can only have one work unit at the station at once, whether inbound or outbound.

I would like to somehow link one of the outbound queues with the inbound queue enforce a max value of 1 across both together to reflect this single occupancy limit at the station. I've searched and found some related scenarios, but none quite like this. Is there a way to accomplish this?

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Felix Möhlmann answered Brandon_Siemssen commented

In the On Entry trigger of the first object in the 'block' in which you only want a single item, close its input. In the On Exit trigger of the last object, open the input again.

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Thank you for the reply and the example file. This was tremendously helpful!

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