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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Expression Check</div>
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               <p class="para_td">&nbsp; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('quickcheck/qc_ovw.html');return(false);">Quick Check Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('quickcheck/qc_add_expr.html');return(false);">Add an Expression Check</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">&nbsp; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('quickcheck/qc_edit_expr.html');return(false);">Edit an Expression Check</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Choose Insert&rarr; Quick Check&rarr; Expression Check. The Expression Check dialog displays.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The Expression Check expression list box displays all available expressions in the part. Choose an expression to check.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Expression Check Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter a text string to control the expressions that are displayed in the list box, using an asterisk ( * ) as a wildcard. The following are examples of how to use the filter.</p>
               <p class="para_td">p* - Any expression that begins with &quot;p&quot;.</p>
               <p class="para_td">*DATUM* - Any expression that contains &quot;DATUM&quot;.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter Action</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you choose one of the following filter actions:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Include - includes filtered items in the list box.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Exclude - excludes filtered items from the list box.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Available Expressions List Box</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Displays a list of available expressions.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Value should always be:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you choose a comparison operator from a pull-down menu. The following operators are available:</p>
               <p class="para_td">&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;Greater than</p>
               <p class="para_td">&gt;= Greater than or equal to</p>
               <p class="para_td">&lt; &nbsp;&nbsp;Less than</p>
               <p class="para_td">&lt;= Less than or equal to</p>
               <p class="para_td">= Equal to</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Expression Value Box</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the expression value to check against. For example, here a check is made to see if the expression is less than 10.0.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Email Address:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Enter a valid e-mail address. When a failure message occurs, the contents of the message can be sent to the e-mail address recipient by clicking the Send Email button in the message box.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reference(URL):</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Enter a valid URL address. A user can access this URL from a reference button on the message box. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">If the check fails, display this message:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In this message text box, you enter the informational message that displays if the check fails.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feature Name</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In this text box, you enter the feature name. This name displays in the Modeling Navigator under the Feature Name column. The name displays in the Knowledge Fusion Navigator under the Object Name column.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use Time Stamp Order</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This toggle button determines the current expression when the Use Time Stamp Order is OFF. When ON, the expression is remembered from its time stamp. For example, with Use Time Stamp Order ON, you create a Expression Checker Feature. At some later time, you perform some modeling operation that changes the value of the expression. This new value is not reported. To see the new current value, toggle the Use Time Stamp Order OFF.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Action buttons include the following:</p>
               <p class="para_td">OK - Creates the Check Feature and dismisses the dialog.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Apply - Creates the Check Feature and retains the dialog.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Cancel - Dismisses the dialog.</p>
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