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Summary of VDA Tools
The PV‑WAVE Navigator provides a single interface for a collection of VDA Tools. The Navigator allows you to start individual VDA Tools, associate VDA Tools with templates, and save and restore sessions.
Some VDA Tools are variable-independent. This means that they can be started without a variable being previously selected. The VDA Tools that do not require a selected variable include:
Other VDA Tools are variable-dependent. This means that they can only be started if a variable has been previously selected. The VDA Tools that do require a selected variable include: