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            <p class="para_item">Open a part which contains a requirement.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Analysis&rarr; Check Requirements</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click the requirement and select <b class="uiTerm">New Check</b>. This creates a new check under the requirement with an automatically assigned name. (optional) Right-click the check and select <b class="uiTerm">Edit Check Name</b> to rename the check.
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            <p class="para_item">Double-click the check or right-click the check and select <b class="uiTerm">Edit Expression</b>, the focus is set to the Formula column. Enter a formula for the expression and press enter.
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            <p class="para_item">Or, right-click the check and select <b class="uiTerm">Expression Editor</b>. This displays the general dialog for creating expressions. A new expression is automatically created with a name that contains the name of the requirement and the check name. 
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            <p class="para_item">Enter a formula for the expression and click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>. The expression formula appears in the Formula column of the <b class="uiTerm">Check Requirements</b> dialog box, and the current value of the expression appears in the Value column. Also, a check mark appears in front of the requirement&rsquo;s name to indicate that a valid expression has been connected to it.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> to save the connection.
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