Define a Recipe State

You must define recipe states on a global basis throughout the entire recipe management system. Examples of recipe states are Experimental, Test, Production (the default), and Archive.

To define a new recipe state

1. Open the Recipe Editor dialog box.

2. On the Edit menu, click Recipe States.

   The Edit Recipe States dialog box appears.

   

3. In the Name box, type a name for the State.

4. In the Description box, optionally type text describing the State.

5. Select the Default, Schedule, and Read Only check boxes as required.

   You can select any of the available states as the default. Assigning a default state to a recipe is optional and does not prevent validation or approval of a recipe. However, after a state is set as the default, it is automatically assigned to all new recipes. Enabling the Schedule check box allows the recipe to be scheduled for processing by the batch system. Enabling the Read Only check box prevents you from saving the recipe during editing.

6. Click Add.