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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Define run overview</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/run_nav_run_overview.html');return(false);">Run Navigator Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Access the <b class="uiTerm">Define Run</b> dialog box through the right-click menu option, <b class="uiTerm">Create Run</b>, while in the <b class="uiTerm">Run Navigator</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Define Run</b> is used to create a run definition using a selection steps dialog bar.
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            <p class="para_item">Step 1: <b class="uiTerm">Select From Items</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Step 2: <b class="uiTerm">Select To Items</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Step 3: <b class="uiTerm">Select Members</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">Before <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> become sensitive, the following conditions must be met:
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            <p class="para_item">A shown string value is present in the <b class="uiTerm">Run Identifier</b> box.
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Run Type</b> is selected (although the default is the first listed in the APV, so this condition is always true).
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            <p class="para_item">At least one <b class="uiTerm">From Item</b> is identified.
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      <p class="para_topic">When these conditions are met, the run may be created (<b class="uiTerm">OK</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> become sensitive).
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      <p class="para_division">Interaction with the dialog box to provide a value for the required <b class="uiTerm">Run Identifier</b> is simple text entry that may be entered or changed during all three steps. The <b class="uiTerm">Generate</b> button can also provide a string value.
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      <p class="para_division">When the run is created (<b class="uiTerm">OK</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> is chosen), each item that is a member of the run is assigned a characteristic named RUN_ID with the value given as the <b class="uiTerm">Run Identifier</b>. &nbsp;If an item is added to the Run (through <b class="uiTerm">Place Part</b>), the new item is assigned the RUN_ID characteristic when it is placed into the run. If <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Add Component</b> is used the RUN_ID is not assigned. If <b class="uiTerm">Unify Path</b> is performed on the run, the RUN_ID characteristic is carried to the replacing items. If <b class="uiTerm">Replace Part</b> is performed on an Item, the new part receives the RUN_ID characteristic.
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      <p class="para_division">Stock is also assigned the RUN_ID characteristic when working in <b class="uiTerm">Stock as Components</b> mode.&nbsp;The characteristic is assigned to the occurrence of the stock component in the work part, just as is done for fitting components. In <b class="uiTerm">Legacy Stock</b> mode, stock does not carry the RUN_ID characteristic.
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