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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0005992Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Generalpublic2012-06-06 11:352016-10-11 06:58
Reporterkeir 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.34.11 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.40.20 
Summary0005992: Conflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and other jobs using items in those containers
DescriptionThis can happen with any workshop/bin stockpile pair, but was most noticeable with my jewelers. You'd set the jeweler up to cut with GEM TYPE A. He'd start, but then a hauling dwarf would go to the stockpile and grab a bin to pick up some gems my miner just unearthed. Suddenly the gems in the bin become unavailable, the jewelers jobs get cancelled, and he wonders off. Forcing you to constantly micromanage the job orders and restart them over and over again.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information
Tagsbarrels, bin, bins, cancel, container, containers, hauling
Relationships
related to 0000867confirmed Dwarfu Bad interaction between repeated bone-using jobs & new one-bone-per-job behavior causes cancellation spam 
related to 0005878acknowledged Toady One Dwarves sent to farm plot to "Harvest Plants", then sent away with "No Job" 
related to 0005964resolved Toady One Haulers carry (heavy) full bin to pickup single item (lighter) 
related to 0009004confirmed Loci "Store item in container" jobs block access to all items already in the container 
has duplicate 0006045resolved Footkerchief Hauling jobs take entire bin of cloth/thread to pick up a single cloth/thread, triggering multiple "can't find item" job cancels 
has duplicate 0006133resolved Knight Otu Can't build Large Serrated Disc weapon traps with discs in bins. 
has duplicate 0008048resolved Footkerchief Items not taken from barrels/bins and put into non barrel/bin stockpiles 
has duplicate 0008188resolved Footkerchief Cannot select from all avaliable weapons when buliding a weapon trap. 
has duplicate 0008222resolved Footkerchief Jobs getting cancelled with enough items 
has duplicate 0008395resolved Knight Otu Thread in Bins makes lots of cancellations 
has duplicate 0008513resolved Footkerchief Plant collector ruins the economy. 
has duplicate 0008161resolved Footkerchief Spurious ~ cancels Plant seeds: Needs blackberry seeds 
has duplicate 0008533confirmed Footkerchief One bag contains entire supply (hundreds) of seeds 
related to 0007447resolved Loci Brewing doesn't work 
related to 0005062resolved Dwarfu A lot of "Item inaccessible" spam 
related to 0008755acknowledged lethosor Items in bins (coins, thread, mechanisms, ammo) are sometimes not found for tasks 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2012-06-06 11:35keirNew Issue
2012-06-17 11:18ScandinavianNote Added: 0023037
2012-06-17 19:20DrazinonondaNote Added: 0023042
2012-06-18 10:52FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0023037bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023037#r8598
2012-06-18 10:52FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000867
2012-06-20 08:53keirNote Added: 0023066
2012-06-20 23:26AxelNote Added: 0023072
2012-06-20 23:26AxelNote Added: 0023073
2012-06-21 06:03FootkerchiefNote Added: 0023074
2012-06-21 06:03FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006045
2012-06-21 06:03FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Axel
2012-06-21 06:04FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005878
2012-06-21 06:04FootkerchiefSummaryConflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling bins) and workshops using the material in those bins => Conflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and workshops using the material in those containers
2012-06-22 10:01KogutNote Added: 0023086
2012-06-22 10:01KogutNote Deleted: 0023086
2012-06-22 10:02KogutNote Added: 0023087
2012-07-04 18:09mostevilNote Added: 0023157
2012-07-11 16:11mostevilTag Attached: bin
2012-07-11 16:11mostevilTag Attached: container
2012-07-11 16:19mostevilNote Added: 0023212
2012-07-11 16:22mostevilTag Attached: barrels
2012-07-11 16:22mostevilTag Attached: bins
2012-07-11 16:22mostevilTag Attached: cancel
2012-07-11 16:22mostevilTag Attached: containers
2012-07-11 16:25mostevilIssue Monitored: mostevil
2012-07-11 22:43VanirrNote Added: 0023214
2012-07-15 11:38mostevilTag Attached: hauling
2012-07-16 11:14eliotcougarNote Added: 0023242
2012-07-16 11:22eliotcougarIssue Monitored: eliotcougar
2012-07-25 12:56LostPWNote Added: 0023357
2012-07-27 06:19Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006133
2012-07-27 06:21Knight OtuSummaryConflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and workshops using the material in those containers => Conflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and workshops/jobs using the material in those containers
2012-07-27 10:39kwielandIssue Monitored: kwieland
2012-08-08 10:17kreepergrimmsNote Added: 0023424
2012-11-27 18:27nb4estIssue Monitored: nb4est
2012-11-28 12:31RayanthNote Added: 0023751
2012-11-28 12:43RayanthNote Edited: 0023751bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023751#r8873
2014-07-24 20:41enlaitIssue Monitored: enlait
2014-07-31 04:40Hello71Issue Monitored: Hello71
2014-07-31 08:13ThiefIssue Monitored: Thief
2014-07-31 08:15KanddakIssue Monitored: Kanddak
2014-07-31 09:11NevenrialIssue Monitored: Nevenrial
2014-07-31 12:39DwarfuRelationship replacedchild of 0000867
2014-07-31 12:39DwarfuAssigned To => Dwarfu
2014-07-31 12:39DwarfuStatusnew => acknowledged
2014-08-03 13:57mostevilNote Added: 0028237
2014-08-07 18:13FootkerchiefRelationship replacedrelated to 0000867
2014-08-07 18:13FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0007447
2014-08-18 07:22FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008048
2014-08-18 07:22FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005964
2014-09-01 14:47FootkerchiefSummaryConflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and workshops/jobs using the material in those containers => Conflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and workshops/jobs using items in those containers
2014-09-01 14:47FootkerchiefStatusacknowledged => confirmed
2014-09-01 14:47FootkerchiefSummaryConflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and workshops/jobs using items in those containers => Conflict between hauling jobs (i.e. filling containers) and other jobs using items in those containers
2014-09-01 14:48FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008188
2014-09-01 15:21Dame de la LicorneNote Added: 0029878
2014-09-02 11:53FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008222
2014-09-02 13:034maskwolfIssue Monitored: 4maskwolf
2014-09-03 08:39FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005062
2014-09-29 11:15wRARIssue Monitored: wRAR
2014-09-29 12:18Dame de la LicorneNote Added: 0030450
2014-09-30 00:07PatrikLundellNote Added: 0030458
2014-10-02 14:52Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008395
2014-11-04 12:09FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008513
2014-11-09 14:24FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008161
2014-11-09 14:26FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008533
2014-12-14 15:49BenLubarIssue Monitored: BenLubar
2014-12-16 14:21Toady OneStatusconfirmed => resolved
2014-12-16 14:21Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2014-12-16 14:21Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2014-12-16 14:21Toady OneAssigned ToDwarfu => Toady One
2015-01-08 17:33FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008709
2015-01-09 07:52FootkerchiefRelationship deletedhas duplicate 0008709
2015-01-19 20:384maskwolfIssue End Monitor: 4maskwolf
2015-01-20 08:47FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008755
2015-01-24 14:46FootkerchiefRelationship replacedhas duplicate 0008533
2015-12-09 05:34ThiefIssue End Monitor: Thief
2016-10-11 06:58LociRelationship addedrelated to 0009004

Notes
(0023037)
Scandinavian   
2012-06-17 11:18   
(edited on: 2012-06-18 10:52)
I can confirm this behaviour. This seems related to 0000867 and 0001198. All three are issues with the way stockpile and workshop jobs interact, so it might be worthwhile to work out a general solution.
(0023042)
Drazinononda   
2012-06-17 19:20   
Same thing here: Hunters chasing the dwarves who took the ammo bins to clean up claimed ammo, et cetera.
(0023066)
keir   
2012-06-20 08:53   
This is also creating a lot of cancelled planting jobs, and I've noticed a significant reduction in food production in my current fort.
(0023072)
Axel   
2012-06-20 23:26   
I've noticed the same thing with my textile industry. Just finished signing up to post a detailed report on it - 0006045
(0023073)
Axel   
2012-06-20 23:26   
(also how do you make links to issues like that?)
(0023074)
Footkerchief   
2012-06-21 06:03   
#6045 => 0006045
(0023087)
Kogut   
2012-06-22 10:02   
how do you make #<number> without turning it into link?
(0023157)
mostevil   
2012-07-04 18:09   
seems to be because it's taking the whole bin instead of getting out the item it needs, when the job completes it can't find more items for the repeat as the bin/barrels been queued to be taken back so cancels the job and buggers up your lovely industry.

You can sort of get around it by having individual stock piles with no containers (and feed them from daddy stockpiles with containers, but its a big old faff.)
(0023212)
mostevil   
2012-07-11 16:19   
This also seems to be an issue with general hauling where dwarves will take a bin/barrel to collect items and make the contents temporarily unusable.
Carrying the bins out is obviously bad as it means a full or metal bin occupys that dwarf and the bins contents for a few game months.
If a wheel barrow is availible they will slowly take the bin to the items then drop it and get a wheel barrow to bring the bin back.

It seems as if the game is treating all containers as wheelbarrows for some purposes?
(0023214)
Vanirr   
2012-07-11 22:43   
I can confirm that this is a serious issue as well. My fortress almost died of thirst even with 200+ plump helmets and brew set on repeat, it just cancels the job.
(0023242)
eliotcougar   
2012-07-16 11:14   
This issue creates a lot of cancellation spam in the announcements in farming and textile industry... Too bad Toady is mostly involved in implementing new features (and bugs) rather than fixing old bugs or improving gameplay and interface...
As far as I can remember, every version had a couple of game breaking bugs you were supposed to avoid...
(0023357)
LostPW   
2012-07-25 12:56   
have the same here with food production. the dwarfs at first take a seed bag, collect a seed and take the bag down, take a barrel and carry it to the seed bag to put the bag in...
(0023424)
kreepergrimms   
2012-08-08 10:17   
hope this is resolved in the next update. tired of seeing dwarves stop everything they are doing to run down and grab a bin to go outside into battle and pickup a sock, i have had plenty of dwarves die during a siege because their whiskers smelled a item drop on the battlefield
(0023751)
Rayanth   
2012-11-28 12:31   
(edited on: 2012-11-28 12:43)
no offense, keepergrimms, but that's sort of what Burrows are for... make a safe burrow for your civilians to stay in during a siege, activate that burrow when you're under attack, and they should never head outside of the burrow, even if there's loot to pick up. If that isn't working for you, you may be experiencing a different bug.

...and my apologies for posting such a delayed response to it. I keep forgetting that someone adding a watch counts as an update to the bug.. mistakenly assumed that the last post was the update x.x
(0028237)
mostevil   
2014-08-03 13:57   
Closely related to: 0005964
I could totally kiss a toad if these are sorted, it drives me crazy!
(0029878)
Dame de la Licorne   
2014-09-01 15:21   
This is still an issue in .40.10 (since I notice there are no recent version numbers).
(0030450)
Dame de la Licorne   
2014-09-29 12:18   
Still present in 40.13.
(0030458)
PatrikLundell   
2014-09-30 00:07   
I've had the same problem with my jeweller, but seemingly even worse: Since he's slower to cut than the miners are to unearth gems, I've got several bins with uncut gems of different kinds. When the cancellation stream (one message for each kind of gem to cut) came, I checked that there were at least two bins with appropriate kinds of gems in the neartile stockpile. Staring closely at the screen with frequent pauses to see if I was allowed to reorder the job, I saw a dwarf come up to one of the bins to put a gem in it, but the other one ought to have been available. It might be that the "container lock" set when a dwarf interacts with a container is engaged a little too early, so the other container was locked by some other dwarf who couldn't lock the first one.
It might require a redesign, but one approach might be to have two kinds of locks, one long term (like when you pick something up to carry it away, or lock a faraway haul/dig target as "yours"), and one short term (typically storing or retrieving from container), where the latter kind is fully engaged only just when about to perform the action. The latter kind would engage a partial lock when the interaction decision is made (to stop someone else from hauling the target away), but several partial locks would be permitted to be active concurrently, and a partial lock action would queue up to wait for the full lock to disengage when the previous user is done. A further refinement might be to let deliveries target a stockpile only initially, and select the particular container only when getting close.