# Start a run

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/start-a-run/9070>\
**Category:** 3rd Party Modules\
**Created:** [September 17, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/start-a-run/9070 "2014-09-17T22:10:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![WildeKurt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/start-a-run/9070/1 "2014-09-17T22:10:02Z")

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I'm trying to manually start and stop a run. However the run state never changes. I've tried:

```auto
system.production.utils.setLineProductCode("Enterprise\St Louis\Production\Line 34","1000")
system.production.utils.startRun("Enterprise\St Louis\Production\Line 34")
```

I've also tried:

```auto
system.production.utils.startLineProductCode("Enterprise\St Louis\Production\Line 34", "1000")
```

I've tried looking through the manual but it's a bit vague. For example for the value "Can Start Run" all it says is:

> [@](#):
>
> If true, all conditions are good to start a production run.

Wish I knew what those conditions were.  
I'd appreciate a bit of help. Thanks

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**Author:** ![WildeKurt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@WildeKurt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WildeKurt)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/start-a-run/9070/2 "2014-09-19T13:31:07Z")

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I guess I’ll answer this one myself. Apparently the path needs to have “[Production][global]” pre-pended to it in order to work.