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alias: user-guide-perform-line-setup
description: "This documentation details the process of initiating line setup for materials within a resource"
---

# Perform Line Setup

:lock: Resource.**PerformLineSetup**

## Overview

This operation is used to mark the **Sub-Resource(s)** of a Line **Resource**, indicating that the user is performing setup for a **Material** on a given **Resource**.

For more information, see [[user-guide-perform-setup]] and [[user-guide-perform-pre-setup]].

## Setup

No special set up is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Resource** exists, it is Active and the Processing Type is Line.
* The selected **Material** must exist, must be Top-Most, must be Active, and the System State must be Queued or Dispatched.
* The **Resource** and **Sub-Resource(s)** Setup Mode is different from Not Required.
* The **Resource** must have at least one **Sub-Resource** of which the Processing Type must be Process.

## Sequence Of Steps

### Step 1: General Data

#### Sub-Resource: Auto Begin and Complete

1. Select a **Resource** matching the preconditions with the Setup Begin and Complete Mode for the available **Sub-Resource** set to Auto Begin and Complete.
2. Go to the **Resource View** and select a **Material**.
3. In the **Perform** button on the top ribbon, select the **Perform Line Setup** option to open the wizard:

    ![Screenshot showing the Perform Line Setup option in the top ribbon.](images/perform_line_setup_01.png)

4. The Perform Line Setup (Sub-Resources) wizard will display the **Sub-Resource(s)** that are available to perform the line setup for the given **Material**:

    ![Screenshot showing a list of available sub-resources for performing line setup.](images/perform_line_setup_02.png)

	!!! note
	    The available Sub-Resource(s) will be the one(s) with the Setup Begin and Complete Mode set to Auto Begin and Complete.

5. Select one or more **Sub-Resource(s)** to perform the setup.
6. Optionally, enter a comment.
7. Select **Perform** to complete the operation.

#### Sub-Resource: Manual Begin and Complete

!!! note
	If the Setup Begin and Complete Mode for the Sub-Resource(s) is set to Manual Begin and Complete, you will need to [[user-guide-begin-line-setup]] in the main Resource.

1. Select a **Resource** matching the preconditions with the Setup Begin and Complete Mode for the available **Sub-Resource** set to Manual Begin and Complete.
2. In the **Begin** button on the top ribbon, select the **Begin Line Setup** option to open the wizard:

    ![Screenshot showing a UI image of the Begin button on the top ribbon, with options including "Begin Line Setup".](images/perform_line_setup_03.png)

3. In the Begin Line Setup (Sub-Resources) wizard, select the **Sub-Resource** that has the Setup Begin and Complete Mode set to Manual Begin and Complete, and select **Begin**:

    ![Screenshot showing a manual begin and complete mode selection in the sub-resource settings.](images/perform_line_setup_04.png)

4. Back in the **Resource View**, select a **Material**, and select **Perform Line Setup** in the main Line **Resource**:

    ![Screenshot showing the "Perform Line Setup" options in the main Line Resource menu.](images/perform_line_setup_05.png)

5. The Perform Line Setup (Sub-Resources) wizard now displays both **Sub-Resources**:

    ![Screenshot showing a step in the Perform Line Setup wizard, displaying two sub-resources.](images/perform_line_setup_06.png)

6. Select one or more **Sub-Resource(s)** to perform the setup.
7. Optionally, enter a comment.
8. Select **Perform** to complete the operation.