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                  <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/author_ovw.html');return(false);"> Overview</a> 
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                  <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/auth_task_related.html');return(false);"> Related Topics</a> 
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> This section provides general procedures on how to create or edit DFA files for checkers and profiles. It also provides the general guidelines for directly writing code for a DFA file. The tasks that you can perform as an author include the following:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/create_edit_prof.html');return(false);"> Create/Edit a Profile</a> 
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            <p class="para_item">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/config_ck.html');return(false);"> Configure a Checker</a> 
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            <p class="para_item">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/create_checker.html');return(false);"> Create/Edit a Checker</a> 
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            <p class="para_item">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/create_existing.html');return(false);"> Create a Checker from an Existing Checker</a> 
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            <p class="para_item">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/create_template.html');return(false);"> Create a Checker from a DFA Template</a> 
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            <p class="para_item">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('checkmate/create_attrib.html');return(false);"> Create an Attribute</a> 
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