---
title: "Start a run"
description: "Start a run from an SOP template with its own name, priority and due date, and fill in its variables right away."
url: "https://okido.io/en/docs/sops-runs/start-a-run"
chapter: "SOPs and runs"
chapterUrl: "https://okido.io/en/docs/sops-runs.md"
plans: ["All plans"]
roles: "Everyone in the organization"
language: "en"
edition: "2026-10-23"
---

# Start a run

> Start a run from an SOP template with its own name, priority and due date, and fill in its variables right away.

A run is one pass through an SOP template, for example the onboarding of one new client. It gets its own copy of the template's steps, so your team can work through them while the template stays as it is.

## Start a run

1. Open the SOP template in the **Playbook**. (On the **Runs** page, **Create Run** takes you there too.)
2. Choose **Start Run**.
3. Under **Run Name**, replace the suggested name with one you will recognize, such as the client's name.
4. Choose a **Priority** and, if the run has a deadline, a **Due Date**.
   ![The Start New Run window with a name, priority and due date](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/start-run-dialog.webp)
5. If the template has variables, fill in the ones you already know under **Pre-fill Variables**. Leave the others empty: they can be filled in during the run.
   ![Filling in the client's name before the run starts](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/start-run-variables.webp)
6. Choose **Start Run**.

The run opens with all the steps of the template. The values you filled in already show in the step text.

![A new run, with the client's name already filled in](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/run-created.webp)

You find the run on the **Runs** page, under **SOP Runs**.

> **Tip:** In the same window you can make the run [repeat on a schedule](https://okido.io/en/docs/sops-runs/schedule-a-recurring-run.md) or [share it with a customer](https://okido.io/en/docs/sops-runs/share-a-run-with-a-customer.md).