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Use

If a planned or target value is available for an input value, you can enter the planned or target value as a suggested value in the XStep process instruction. If a suggested value is defined for an input value then the relevant input field is already filled with the suggested value when the PI sheet is called.You can, however, change this value.

Prerequisites

For suggested values that you define as parameter values in the XStep process instruction you must have already defined this parameter in the subordinate XStep of the same XStep tree.

Features

You can enter a suggested value as follows in the process instruction in one of the following forms:

  • As a fixed value

    You enter a numerical value.

  • As a parameter value

    You enter a parameter, the value of which is to be accepted as a suggested value. You define parameters as suggested values if you want to accept the suggested value from the higher-level XStep of the same XStep tree.

Activities

Define Suggested Value as Parameter Value

The following is an example of how you can define a suggested value for an input field with an XStep parameter:

  1. In the higher-level XStep you create an XStep parameter for the value that you want to use as a suggested value in the subordinate XStep. You assign the category Local to the XStep parameter and assign values automatically or using a fixed value.

  2. In the subordinate XStep you define an XStep parameter for the input value, which should contain a suggested value. You assign the category Input to this parameter and assign it with values using a reference to the XStep parameter that you defined in the higher-level XStep (step 1).

  3. In the subordinate XStep you create a process of the type Input Parameter Value .

    See also: XStep: Inputs

  4. In the subordinate XStep you define a suggested value with the value assignment type Parameter for the input field. To do this, you choose the tab page Suggested Value in the process instruction and enter the parameter that you defined in step 2.