Override recipe values in Lookout

[engineeringdir]

I am using the recipe function with Lookout 4.5 to populate the PLC with values.  I need to have a way to make manual overrides to certain settings.  When I enter an override value via Lookout, the recipe value immediately re-populates the field and the PLC is never changed.  I need a way of allowing certain values to be manually over-ridden.

[Khalid]

You will want to use the DataTable object for your Recipe (instead of the Recipe Object).  This way you have more control over the recipe.  DataTable is like a super-set of the Recipe object, i.e., you can do everything that the Recipe Object does, and more. 

Another option is to actually change the Recipe elements in the file itself and reimport it  (you probably don't want to do this).  Here's an example that shows how to do this dynamically (and without using Excel): 

http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/niepd_web_display.display_epd4?p_guid=B45EACE3E54B56A4E034080020E74861

Regards,

-Khalid