Example: Text Symbols for Message Characteristics 
A process data requests for a material consumption message contains the following characteristics, for example:
Sort no. |
Characteristic
|
Value
|
0060 |
PPPI_MATERIAL |
M1506 |
0300 |
PPPI_INPUT_REQUEST |
Quantity of material &0060&: |
When the corresponding control recipe is created, text symbol &0060& is replaced by the value assigned to characteristic no. 0060. Consequently, the input request in the PI sheet reads as follows:
Quantity of material M1506: