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Menu commands for controlling individual recipe elements
Select any recipe procedural element (RUP, ROP, RPH, transition) within the control recipe
and select the required command in the context menu. Commands that are not possible in the
current status of the element are gray and cannot be activated.
Controlling steps
The following table describes the functions of the buttons and the reaction of the recipe steps.
Online help for all context menu commands can be accessed by pressing F1.
Command in the context menu Meaning
Start step
Pause step (after step)
Hold step (immediately)
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Reaction
Start execution of the Inactive, completed or aborted steps (RUP,
control recipe at this SUB, ROP, RPH, transition) can be restarted
step. with this command.
Execution of the con‐ You can stop active steps (RUP, SUB, ROP)
trol recipe is held at with the "Pause after step" command. In con‐
this step, the currently trast to the "Hold immediately" command, this
active step is execu‐ command simply prevents the control recipe
ted until it is comple‐ from passing control to the next step. Active
ted. recipe phases of the step are not stopped but
continue until they are finished.
Batch control, before evaluating the next tran‐
sition or starting the next recipe step in the
same level (RUP, SUB, ROP), waits until the
"Resume step" command is received.
Execution of the con‐ You can stop active steps (RUP, SUB, ROP,
trol recipe is held at RPH, transition) immediately with the "Hold"
this step, the currently command. All the active recipe phases in the
active step is not com‐ step are held.
pleted.
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