Add variables to a recipe

Recipe files save custom lists of data associated with a recipe. Consider the following requirements when adding variables to a recipe:
  • Recipe variables can be of simple data types.
  • Recipe variables can contain array elements with simple data types and with up to three dimensions.
  • Recipe variables must be Read/Write.
  • A recipe supports up to four string variables.
  • A string variable can contain up to 252 characters.
Prerequisites
  • The project is offline.
To add variables to a recipe
  1. In
    Project Organizer
    , double-click the controller to open the controller application workspace.
  2. In the
    Controller
     tree, select
    Recipe
    .
  3. On the
    Recipe
     configuration page, from the
    Recipe
     list, select the added recipe to which you want to add variables.
  4. Double-click
    Select variables
     or select Browse button to open the variable selector.
  5. In the variable selector, select the variable, and then select
    Select
    .
    TIP: To change the order of the added recipe variables, drag the row headers of the variables to the desired place.
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