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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/fwiring_from_comp_step.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Connection</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Component List Wizard</b> allows for interactive creation and editing of connection and/or component list records. <b class="uiTerm">From/To</b> information, stock properties, and part placement may all be specified from within the wizard. Using the <b class="uiTerm">Connection</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Component Wizards</b> is an alternative to importing connection information from an outside source.
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      <div class="title_division">Using the Connection Navigator Wizard</div>
      <p class="para_division">Start the <b class="uiTerm">Connection Navigator Wizard</b> by choosing <b class="uiTerm">Connection&rarr;Create or Connection&rarr;Edit</b> while one or more nodes are selected.
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      <p class="para_division">You cannot edit root nodes. Creation with a selected node creates a child node of the selected node.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Connection Navigator Wizard</b> steps are ordered in such a way that a connection is defined, then from / to information, followed by stock data. The <b class="uiTerm">Next</b> button progresses to the subsequent step. The <b class="uiTerm">Finish</b> button becomes active when sufficient information is present to create a connection. The <b class="uiTerm">Back</b> button reverts to the previous step.
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Connection Wizard Connection Properties</b> dialog box provides several dynamic input boxes to define the type of connection you want to create.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Wire ID</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the name of the connection, appears in the unique_id column of the connection list.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Fabrication</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The harness to which this connection belongs.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Stock Type</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Can be one of <b class="uiTerm">None</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Cable</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Shield</b>.
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               <p class="para_td">User&ndash;specified length adjustment of connection,.Ig this value is zero, the system calculates the Cut Length using the Offset and Multiplier values.</p>
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