Step 2.2. Define Parameter Attributes

Display parameter attribute columns.

Enter attribute values.

(Optional) Remove parameter attributes.

  1. Display parameter attribute columns.

  1. (Optional) Expand the Parameters tree.

The list of seven available attribute categories displays in the Recipeconfig window left pane.

  1. Do one of the following.

Right-click one of the attributes in the list; select View on the Popup menu.

Right-click the Parameters Attributes folder; select View All on the Popup menu.

Double-click a selected attribute.

Result: The selected attribute columns display in the table.

Notes

Attribute cells are blank the first time you display the columns, except the Data Type column, which displays Text as the default value.

The icon that displays to the left of an attribute in the Recipeconfig window left pane identifies whether the attribute's column is hidden or visible, as follows.

Icon

Attribute's Column is:

Hidden.

Visible

  1. Enter attribute values.

A

ID

(Optional) Identifies the Parameter.

B

Data Type

(Required) Parameter's data type of the Parameter.

The following options are in the field's drop down list.

SINT

INT

DINT

Digital

REAL

Text

USINT

UINT

UDINT

Important: When a Recipe is downloaded, the parameter's data type must match the point's data type in the map to which the Recipe parameter is being downloaded.

The default data type is Text. You may choose one of the following types:

C

Units

(Optional) Engineering units that this Parameter's value refers to.

D

Low Limit

(Optional) The lowest  value allowed for the selected parameter.

E

High Limit

(Optional) The highest value allowed for the selected parameter.

F

Default Value

(Optional) Default value for the selected parameter.

Once you specify a default value, new Recipes will automatically use this value as a starting point. If you change the default value, existing Recipes are not updated with the new default value.

G

Default Source Point

(Optional) Default source point for the selected parameter.

Once you specify a default source point, new Recipes will automatically use this value as a starting point. If you change the default source point, existing Recipes are not updated with the new default value.

If both the Default Value and Default Source Point are specified for a Parameter, the Default Source Point takes precedence when you create a new Recipe.

  1. (Optional) Remove Parameter Attributes

You can remove parameters from your recipe group.

  1. Click the number of the row you want to remove.

Tip: Hold down the following keys for multiple rows.

Shift key

Adjacent rows.

Ctrl key

Non-adjacent rows

  1. Do one of the following:

Click the right mouse button; select Delete Parameters on the Popup menu.

Click Grid>Delete Parameters on the RecipeConfig window menu bar.

  1. Confirm your selection.

Result: The selected parameter row or rows are deleted. The parameters are also deleted from all recipes and maps in the group.

More information

Step 2. Define parameter attributes fora recipe group.