Variables (recipe data)

List of process variables, contains the name, the value and the data type.

A recipe definition essentially consists of a list of variables. These are added to the recipe definition using a recipe element.

At runtime, copies of the original process data values are available in the recipe buffer and can be edited there. If the variable values are saved in a recipe file, the variable name or alias is saved in addition to the value so that the values can be clearly assigned again when loading. The data typeof the variable is also saved. This is necessary in order to be able to convert the value, which is usually saved in text form in the file, back again.