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420 DMS 3.2 EN 02/2011 TD29

8.8 Watch and Recipe Manager
8.8.1 Overview
Function
In the Watch and Recipe Manager (Resources tab of the Object Organizer) the
current values of specified variables can be viewed in so-.called "watch lists
(Monitoring).
Further on the variables listed in a watch list can be preset with constant values and
this set of values, named "Recipe" be transferred to the PLC. Also the current values of
the variables of a watch list can be read from the PLC to the Watch and Recipe
Manager as a preset/recipe. In this context regard the possibility to save recipes in
files and to reload them to the Recipe Manager when required. See further
information on the usage of recipes in: Creating Watch Lists, Recipes
In online mode watch lists as well can be used to Write and Force variables.
All these functions for example can be used for logging and setting of control
parameters.
Editor
The Watch and Recipe Manager depending on the target system is available in one of
the following variants: Tabular Editor Window per each watch list, or 1-Window-
Editor for all watch lists.
Tabular Editor:
Each watch list is viewed in a separate tabular editor window and multiple windows
can be opened at the same time. In this case the available watch lists will be shown as
entries in the "Resources" tab indented below the Watch and Recipe Manager. Each
can be opened by a doubleclick on the entry.
The tabular editor contains columns for name, address, value, prepared value, recipe
value and comment of the watch variable.