Multiple instances of the same route map can be created by assigning a different sequence number to it. Each instance is identified by the route map name and the sequence number. The value of the sequence number associated with the particular route map instance determines the order in which the routing protocol evaluates routes; the instance of having lowest sequence number is evaluated first. If the routes pass all the match conditions specified in the lowest-numbered instance, and if all set clause elements are successfully configured, then no other instance of the route map is considered. However, any routes that do not pass all the match conditions are evaluated against the next instance of the route map.