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   <Header>
      <Title>Defining Operation Steps</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2048703">
         <Level1>Defining</Level1>
         <Level2>operation steps</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2048708">
         <Level1>Operation Steps</Level1>
         <Level2>defining</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The operation steps are
		linked to a combination of an item, a routing, and a routing operation. For
		every routing operation you can define one or more operation steps. The serial
		numbers of the operation steps indicate the sequence of the operation steps.
		You can also link a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100110" role="glossary">reference designator</Link> to the operation step to indicate
		where a specific components must be mounted on the item.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, you can choose:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1105m000#process.variables" role="command">Process Variables</GUIRef>, to link process variables to the operation step in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1111m000" role="session">Operation (Step) - Process Variables (tirou1111m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Instructions, to link
		  instructions to the operation step in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1112m000" role="session">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1112m000" role="session">Operation (Step) - Instructions (tirou1112m000)</GUIRef>
            </Link> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1105m000#tools" role="command">Tools</GUIRef>, to link tools to the
		  operation step in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1110m000" role="session">Operation/Operation Step - Tools (tirou1110m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000334" role="manual">Microrouting</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>