In addition to the features already described, you may want to consider which recipe items you want to allow operators to change. With the Recipe Builder, you can make specific columns in the spreadsheet non-modifiable. For more information about doing this, refer to the section Modifying a Column.
The Recipe Builder also provides several advanced features that you may find helpful when creating recipes. These features enable you to assign tag groups, keep an audit trail, scale the batch size, override a value, and verify one or more recipe items. Using these features is optional.
Assigning Tag Groups
If many of your recipes are identical except for the locations they reference, you can consolidate these recipes into one and create multiple tag groups. Each tag group defines a set of symbols. A symbol is a label and represents a tagname. For more information about tag groups and symbols, refer to the chapter Using the Tag Group Editor.
Keeping an Audit Trail
You can also set up the Recipe Builder to keep an audit trail of recipe activity. This information provides you with a record of the recipes that were downloaded or modified. The section Using an Audit Trail provides more information on keeping an audit trail.
Scaling the Batch Size
If you need to produce a non-standard amount of a product, you can scale the batch size using the Recipe Builder. When scaling the batch size, the Recipe Builder preserves the relative proportions among the recipe items and variables being scaled. Refer to the section Scaling the Batch Size to learn more about this topic.
Overriding a Value
As process conditions change, operators may need to adjust a recipe by overriding the calculated values. When overriding a value, you specify a value to use in place of the calculated value. For more information about overriding a value, refer to the section Overriding the Calculated Value.
Verifying Recipe Items
You may want to verify that certain process critical values are downloaded to your process. Using the Recipe Builder, you can do this by enabling recipe verification for individual recipe items. For more information about recipe verification, refer to the section Verifying a Recipe.
