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   <Header>
      <Title>Linking Operation (Step) - Process Variables</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2037461">
         <Level1>Linking</Level1>
         <Level2>operation to process variables</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2037466">
         <Level1>Linking</Level1>
         <Level2>operation step to process variables</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2037471">
         <Level1>Operation to Process Variables</Level1>
         <Level2>linking</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2037476">
         <Level1>Operation Step to Process Variables</Level1>
         <Level2>linking</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <Note>
      <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can define process
		variables in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou0105m000" role="session">
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou0105m000" role="session">Process Variables (tirou0105m000)</GUIRef>
         </Link> session.</Paragraph>
   </Note>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To link process variables to an operation</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you want to link
		process variables directly to operations for instruction purposes, you can
		select a record in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1102m000" role="session">Routing Operations (tirou1102m000)</GUIRef> session, and on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou0104m000#task.relation.pvar" role="command">Process Variables</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>As a result, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1111m000" role="session">Operation (Step) - Process Variables (tirou1111m000)</GUIRef> session starts, in which you can
		link one or more process variables to an operation. These process variables are
		presented together with the relevant operation on production order documents.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To link process variables to an operation step</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you want the shop
		floor operators to check process variables in a specified order for a specific
		operation, you must link each process variable to a separate operation step for
		the relevant operation.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>After you have defined
		operation steps for the operations in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1105m000" role="session">Operation Steps (tirou1105m000)</GUIRef> session, you can link one or more process variables to
		each operation step.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>Select an operation step in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1105m000" role="session">Operation Steps (tirou1105m000)</GUIRef> session for the correct item/routing/operation
		  combination.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1105m000#process.variables" role="command">Process Variables</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1111m000" role="session">Operation (Step) - Process Variables (tirou1111m000)</GUIRef> session, in which you can link one
		  or more process variables to an operation step.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <ExampleSection>
      <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If a specific operation
		requires some elements to be glued to another element, each at a specific
		temperature, the most efficient order for glueing can be set up by linking each
		process variable (in this case, the different temperatures) to a separate
		operation step.</Paragraph>
   </ExampleSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If the current session
		is started for an operation that makes use of a task relationship to which
		process variables are linked in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou0116m000" role="session">Task Relationship - Process Variables (tirou0116m000)</Link> session, the process variables from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou0116m000" role="session">Task Relationship - Process Variables (tirou0116m000)</GUIRef> session are defaulted to the current
		session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Even if process
		variables are linked by default to an operation in this session, you can still
		link process variables manually to an <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000365" role="glossary">operation step</Link> in this
		session. As a result, you can link process variables to both an operation and
		to operation steps at the same time.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000334" role="manual">Microrouting</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>