Using the Design Runs Window - Using the Design Runs Window - 2026.1 English - UG906

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Design Analysis and Closure Techniques (UG906)

Document ID
UG906
Release Date
2026-06-23
Version
2026.1 English

Start your analysis with the Design Runs window. This window shows the current state of each run, including whether it is running, completed successfully, or completed with errors. For details about schematic-based analysis, refer to Using the Schematic Window in the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using the Vivado IDE (UG893).

Actions such as Open Run, Set Incremental Compile, and Set QoR Suggestions are accessible from the right-click menu.

Figure 1. Design Runs Window

The Design Runs window includes the following columns:

Name
Name of the run and target part.
Constraints
Constraints set used in the run.
Status
Status of the last completed step.
WNS, TNS, WHS, THS, WBSS, TPWS
Timing score of the run used to quickly check timing results. If timing is not met, begin analysis with the Timing Summary Report. refer to Report Timing Summary for more information on these numbers.
Note: WBSS shows the Worst Bus Skew Slack reported by report_bus_skew.
Total Power
Total power estimate

The report also provides the following information:

  • The run strategy.
  • The progress of a run.
  • The start time of a run.
  • The elapsed time of a run during execution or the final runtime of a completed run.
  • The number of nets that were not successfully routed.
  • The utilization of the design LUT, FF, block RAMs, DSP, and if applicable, UltraRAMs.
  • A brief description of the run strategy.
  • Methodology check violations.
  • Available QoR suggestions.
  • The incremental mode of the design run.