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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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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Run Navigator</b> supports the comparison of the routings defined in the work part with those of another part, called the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>. Once the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b> is identified, the <b class="uiTerm">Run Navigator</b> displays the necessary information to guide the user to modify the Work Part to a level of equivalence with the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Compare Operation</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Perform the <b class="uiTerm">Compare</b> operation by selecting the <b class="uiTerm">Compare</b> option of the white space shortcut menu. The operation compares all routings and runs of the work part with those of the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>, subject to the settings and filter provided by the <b class="uiTerm">Comparison Settings</b> dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td">Compare Status Column</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Run Navigator</b> displays the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Status</b> of each entry when <b class="uiTerm">Compare</b> performs (described later). Below is an example of the <b class="uiTerm">Run Navigator</b> with <b class="uiTerm">Compare</b> information.
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               <p class="para_td">The text appearing in the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Status</b> column may be one of the following three words:
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                     <p class="para_item">Missing &ndash; the item exists in the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b> but not in the work part.
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                     <p class="para_item">Extra &ndash; the object exists in the work part but not the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>.
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                     <p class="para_item">Discrepancy &ndash; An Item in the work part has the same characteristic as the corresponding item in the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b> but the values differ. An entry in the <b class="uiTerm">Discrepancy Pane</b> gives the details.
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               <p class="para_td">In the example shown above, ITEM_4 and ITEM_22 are missing.</p>
               <p class="para_td">ITEM_8 shows a Discrepancy.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Compare Status</b> shows that RUN_X is completely missing from the work part.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Comparison Settings</b> Dialog Box
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Comparison Settings</b> dialog box appears when you choose the <b class="uiTerm">Comparison Settings</b> option in the <b class="uiTerm">Run Navigator</b> (white space right&ndash;click menu options).
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Report Discrepancies</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The option titled <b class="uiTerm">Report Discrepancies</b> determines if <b class="uiTerm">Discrepancies Report</b> or not. If turned on, the system performs and reports <b class="uiTerm">Item-by-Item</b> characteristic comparisons.
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               <p class="para_td">A discrepancy occurs when a characteristic value of an item in the work part has a different value than the same characteristic of the corresponding item in the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>. You can turn off this checking to improve system response. Default is off.
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               <p class="para_td">Run ID Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Only those runs that have a Run ID that matches the template provided by this text entry are compared. An asterisk (*) matches any set of characters and a question mark (?) matches any single character.&nbsp;For example, if only runs beginning with 1520 are to be compared, this box should show 1520*. The intention is to limit the <b class="uiTerm">Compare</b> operations when many runs exist in the design but you are only interested in a few runs at a given time. Note that the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Status</b> box for any runs that do not match the template (or items of those runs) is cleared.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Compare Part File</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">You may type in the path and part file name of a routing part (or the name of an Item if using Teamcenter) or you can choose the part through the <b class="uiTerm">File Select</b> button, which presents the standard <b class="uiTerm">File Selection</b> dialog box. You must have read access to the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>, but write access is not necessary.
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Reload</b> button allows the user to cause the system to reload the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b>. This is necessary when the <b class="uiTerm">Compare Part</b> changes outside of the current session.
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