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To Specify Local Parameters for a Step
1. Select the step in the process table for which you want to specify a local parameter and click on the toolbar. The Parameters dialog box opens.
2. Click and type the name of the parameter that you want to add in the Name column.
 
* Parameter names cannot contain special characters such as !, ", @, and #.
3. Under Type, select the type of parameter that you want to add.
4. Specify the value of the parameter in the Value box.
5. If required, click the Designate check box to make the parameter visible in the PDM system.
6. Under Access, specify access to the parameter as Full, Limited, or Locked.
The Source cell reflects the origin of the parameter, for example, User-Defined.
7. If required, add a note about the parameter under Description.
8. Click OK.
 
* If you include a parameter in a family table, layout note, or relation, you can also modify it by editing that Family Table, note, or relation.