Configure the Recipe Manager editing grid

Before you create manufacturing recipes, you should configure Recipe Manager. There are two tasks to configure Recipe Manager editing functions:

• Set the maximum limit for template items.

• Set the ENTER key scroll function.

Before you create recipes, you need to configure the maximum number of items that can be entered in your recipe templates. You must assign a set of maximum limits for items, units, and recipe names.

Templates can contain up to a maximum of 9999 items, units, and recipe names. However, large maximum limits can potentially affect system performance. Also, you may see an error message if the maximum limits you set will require more memory than the computer’s available memory.

Configure recipe template maximum limits

1. Start Recipe Manager by one of the following methods:

   • Start WindowMaker. On the Tools view, expand Applications, and then select Recipe Manager.

     The Recipe Manager dialog box appears.

2. On the Options menu, select Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

   

3. In the Maximum Items box, enter the maximum number of item names allowed in your Template Definition template.

4. In the Maximum Units box, enter the maximum number of units allowed in your Unit Definition template.

5. In the Maximum Recipes box, enter the maximum number recipe names allowed in your Recipe Definition template.

   Caution: The values you set in the Preferences dialog box are applied to all recipe template files that you create. When you modify these values, all existing recipe template files are also modified.

6. Select OK.

Recipe Manager includes an option that simplifies entering data in recipe templates. When you select the Auto Down on [Enter] option, you can press enter to move the cursor down to the next cell in the column.

Set ENTER key template scrolling

7. Open Recipe Manager.

   By default, Recipe Manager does not scroll automatically to the next cell in the template spreadsheet.

8. On the Options menu, select Auto Down on [Enter] to set cell scrolling.

9. Select Auto Down on [Enter] again if you want to turn off cell scrolling.