Option 6.1. Validate Recipe Group Columns

About this task

You can validate the following information in your Recipe Group:

  • Parameters
  • Recipes
  • Maps

The type of validation done, and the messages displayed, depends on the type of column you are validating.

Important: To validate Default Source Points, Recipe Points, or Maps, your CIMPLICITY project must be running.

Procedure

  1. Make sure the information you want to validate displays in a column in the RecipeConfig window right pane.
  2. Select the column you want to validate.

    Note: You can validate one column at a time.

  3. Do one of the following:
    A Click Tools>Validate on the RecipeConfig window menu bar.
    B Click the Validate button on the RecipeConfig window toolbar.
    C Press Ctrl+L on the keyboard.

    Result: When the Validation procedure finds a problem, it does the following.

    • Displays a dialog box with detailed information about the location and type of problem

    Example

    • Is recorded in the project's Status Log.
  4. Click one of the following buttons.
    Button Result
    Yes The validation continues and displays additional warnings and errors.
    No The validation continues without displaying messages. Messages will still be logged to the project's Status Log.
    Cancelt Cancels the validation.