When you finish making changes to a recipe, you need to save the recipe to disk. By saving the recipe, you make your changes permanent.
The Recipe Builder only saves master and control recipes in either binary or text format. Each time you save a recipe, the Recipe Builder automatically creates a backup of the original file called recipe.^xx. The exact extension depends on the type of recipe you are saving. The Recipe Types table lists the possible extensions for backup recipes.
If you are working with recipes from a previous version of FIX software, you must use the Save As command to save your data as text recipes if you plan to use them with iFIX. For more information on completing this task, refer to the section Using the Save As Command.
To save an existing master or control recipe, select Save from the File menu. If the audit trail is enabled when you select this command, the Recipe Mod Log dialog box appears. This dialog box displays the Mod Log field and the Save button.
Mod Log field
The Mod Log field allows you to enter up to 30 characters of text explaining any changes made to the recipe. While completing this field is optional, the text you enter is incorporated into a recipe message and added to the audit trail. If you leave the Mod Log field blank, a portion of the recipe message is left blank. For more information on the recipe audit trail and recipe messages, refer to the section Using an Audit Trail.
Save button
The Save button enables you to store the recipe to disk. Master recipes are stored to the master recipe path and control recipes are stored to the control recipe path.
To save an existing master or control recipe:
- On the File menu, click Save. The Recipe Mod Log dialog box appears.
- In the Mod Log field, enter the text you want.
- Click Save. The Recipe Builder saves the recipe to disk.
Saving a New Recipe
If you are saving a new recipe, the Recipe Builder prompts you to enter a name for the recipe by displaying the standard Save As dialog box.
