Index: trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.c	(revision 26893)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfigRecipeValue.c	(revision 30824)
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
         return NULL;
     }
-
-    psMetadataItem *fpaItem = psMetadataLookup(recipe, valueName); // Value for FPA or menu of chips
+    psMetadata *format = config->format;
+    
+    psMetadataItem *fpaItem;
+    fpaItem = psMetadataLookup(format, valueName);
+    if (!fpaItem) {
+      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);