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Value assigned automatically

For some characteristics, you can specify that their value should be assigned automatically in the PI sheet. In this case, the assigned value cannot be changed manually in the PI sheet.

If you want to use the characteristic value in another process instruction, for example, for calculations and input validations, you can define a variable that refers to this message characteristic.
Depending on how you define the variable, it is valid

• Within the PI sheet in which it has been defined

• For the entire process order

Assign the following characteristics:

Characteristic		Meaning		Allowed values
PPPI_VARIABLE		Variable valid		Any
		in the PI sheet		variable name (1)
PPPI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE		Variable valid in		Any
		entire process order		variable name (1)
PPPI_AUTOMATIC_VALUE		Characteristic		PPPI_EVENT_DATE
		value to be		PPPI_EVENT_TIME
		assigned auto-
		matically

Note

(1) Names of variables in process instructions:

The following entries are not allowed:

• The variable name X

• Within a variable name:

• At the end of a variable name: