---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-mes-recipebodyrequested
tags:
- automation tasks
description: "This task handles recipe body requests from the MES system, emitting relevant data"
---

# Recipe Body Requested

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This task implements Recipe Body Requests from the MES system.

![1562164008993](./images/image10.png)

## Inputs

| Name       | Data Type | Description                                            |
| ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| recipeBody | `Any`     | Recipes Body to be sent to the MES (this is the reply) |
| Activate   | `Any`     | Activate the task                                      |

## Outputs

| Name                | Data Type | Description                                                 |
| ------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| onRecipeBodyRequest | `Object`  | Emits true when the MES sends a request for the recipe body |
| recipeName          | `String`  | Emits the recipe name that MES wants the body of            |
| Success             | `Boolean` | Triggered when the task is executed with success            |
| Error               | `Error`   | Triggered when the task failed for some reason              |

## Settings

On the `General` tab, you have the usual settings and the following settings:

| Name                 | Data Type | Default                          | Description                                                                                            |
| -------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| AutoActivate         | `Boolean` | `true`                           | Auto activates the event listeners for the subject.                                                    |
| Reply Timeout        | `Integer` | 60000                            | Timeout between receiving a request from the MES for the recipe list and replying with the recipe list |
| Recipe BodyRequested | `String`  | `RecipeManagement.GetRecipeBody` | Subject used to communicate with the MES                                                               |

![1562164223705](./images/image11.png)

## Behavior

This task is responsible for receiving an MES request for the recipe body, via message bus and replying with a recipe body.

## Remarks

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