When you upload or download a recipe from the Recipe Builder, the program
examines the recipe for errors. If the Recipe Builder encounters an error,
it displays an error dialog box.
The following table lists the common messages that appear in this dialog
box. Along with the message, the response to the error or the message's
meaning is included.
Uploading and Downloading Messages
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Message
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Action
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Bad value
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You are downloading a value to a field that cannot
be written to or the value being written is invalid. Make sure the field
can be written to and that the field exists.
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Cannot write to this field
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You are downloading a value to a field that cannot
be written to. Try downloading to a different field.
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Current block mode does not allow writes
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You are downloading to a database block that is in
Automatic mode. Put the block in Manual mode and download the recipe again.
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Field name returns wrong data type
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You are uploading or downloading a recipe with one
or more symbols defined and no tag group assignment. Assign the appropriate
tag group and try uploading or downloading the recipe again.
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Field's value not known
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The Recipe Builder cannot upload the recipe or verify
the specified recipe item because it cannot read a value from the specified
block. Make sure SAC and your I/O driver are running. Also make sure the
block is on scan.
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Illegal option, Please re-enter
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The data type of the formula does not match the specified
field. For example, you may have specified a string constant for a F_
field. Either change the formula or the field you are downloading to.
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Tagname is not defined
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Either the specified tagname cannot be written to
or it may not exist. Verify that the tagname exists and can be written
to.
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Undefined recipe item
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One or more recipe items have:
- A calculated
or override value but no identifier, or
- An identifier
but no formula or override value
Complete the identifier column and either formula
or the override value column for the specified recipe items.
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The field cannot
be written due to security or field access restrictions.
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You are downloading to a field that cannot be written
to or the necessary security area rights are not assigned to the Recipe
user account on the target SCADA server. Consult with your system administrator
and add the security areas of the block you are downloading to the Recipe
user account.
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Value out of range
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You are downloading a value that is greater than the
block accepts. Change the formula or override value of the specified recipe
item and try downloading the recipe again.
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