Index: trunk/psModules/src/config/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/config/Makefile.am	(revision 26651)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/config/Makefile.am	(revision 26682)
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@
 	pmConfigDump.c \
 	pmConfigRun.c \
+	pmConfigRecipeValue.c \
 	pmVersion.c \
 	pmErrorCodes.c
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@
 	pmConfigDump.h \
 	pmConfigRun.h \
+	pmConfigRecipeValue.h \
 	pmVersion.h \
 	pmErrorCodes.h
Index: trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.c	(revision 26682)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.c	(revision 26682)
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <pslib.h>
+
+#include "pmConfig.h"
+#include "pmFPA.h"
+#include "pmFPAview.h"
+
+
+psMetadataItem *pmConfigRecipeValueByView(const pmConfig *config, // Configuration
+                                          const char *recipeName, // Name of recipe
+                                          const char *valueName,  // Name of value in recipe
+                                          const pmFPA *fpa,       // FPA of interest
+                                          const pmFPAview *view   // View to component of interest
+    )
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_METADATA_NON_NULL(config->recipes, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_STRING_NON_EMPTY(recipeName, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_STRING_NON_EMPTY(valueName, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(fpa, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(view, NULL);
+
+    psMetadata *recipe = psMetadataLookupMetadata(NULL, config->recipes, recipeName); // Recipe of interest
+    if (!recipe) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL, false, "Unable to find recipe %s", recipeName);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    psMetadataItem *fpaItem = psMetadataLookup(recipe, valueName); // Value for FPA or menu of chips
+    if (!fpaItem) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL, false, "Unable to find value %s in recipe %s", valueName, recipeName);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (view->chip == -1 && view->cell == -1) {
+        // Default value only
+        return fpaItem;
+    }
+    if (fpaItem->type != PS_DATA_METADATA) {
+        // Single value appropriate for all
+        return fpaItem;
+    }
+
+    psMetadata *menu = fpaItem->data.md;   // Menu with values by chip
+
+    pmChip *chip = pmFPAviewThisChip(view, fpa);                                   // Chip of interest
+    const char *chipName = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, chip->concepts, "CHIP.NAME"); // Name of chip
+
+    psMetadataItem *chipItem = psMetadataLookup(menu, chipName); // Value for chip of menu of cells
+    if (!chipItem) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL, true,
+                "Chip %s does not have a menu entry in %s within recipe %s.",
+                  chipName, valueName, recipeName);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (view->cell == -1) {
+        // Default value for chip
+        return chipItem;
+    }
+    if (chipItem->type != PS_DATA_METADATA) {
+        // Single value appropriate for all
+        return chipItem;
+    }
+
+    pmCell *cell = pmFPAviewThisCell(view, fpa);                                   // Cell of interest
+    const char *cellName = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, cell->concepts, "CELL.NAME"); // Name of cell
+
+    psMetadataItem *cellItem = psMetadataLookup(menu, cellName); // Value for cell of menu of cells
+    if (!cellItem) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL, true,
+                "Chip %s, cell %s does not have a menu entry in %s within recipe %s --- using default.",
+                chipName, cellName, valueName, recipeName);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return cellItem;
+}
Index: trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.h	(revision 26682)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.h	(revision 26682)
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef PM_CONFIG_RECIPE_VALUE_H
+#define PM_CONFIG_RECIPE_VALUE_H
+
+#include <pslib.h>
+
+#include "pmConfig.h"
+#include "pmFPA.h"
+#include "pmFPAview.h"
+
+/// Return a recipe value according to the provided view (i.e., chip- and/or cell-dependent)
+psMetadataItem *pmConfigRecipeValueByView(const pmConfig *config, // Configuration
+                                          const char *recipeName, // Name of recipe
+                                          const char *valueName,  // Name of value in recipe
+                                          const pmFPA *fpa,       // FPA of interest
+                                          const pmFPAview *view   // View to component of interest
+    );
+
+#endif
Index: trunk/psModules/src/psmodules.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/psmodules.h	(revision 26651)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/psmodules.h	(revision 26682)
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 #include <pmConfigDump.h>
 #include <pmConfigRun.h>
+#include <pmConfigRecipeValue.h>
 #include <pmVersion.h>