MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 106)

MTS MultiPurpose TestWare®
About MPT Variables
Working with MPT Variables 106
About MPT Variables
The MPT Variables feature is a keyed option that equips the MultiPurpose
TestWare software with the following:
• A Variables Editor on the MPT Procedure Editor toolbar
• A Variable View selection in the Diaplay menu of the MPT Procedure
Editor menu
• An MPT Calculation process in the MPT Process Palette
• An enhanced Operator Information process in the MPT Process Palette
Benefits of using the
variables feature
With MPT variables, you can select individual parameters of test processes to be
viewed and changed while the test is running. Without MPT variables, you must
define test process parameters while the test is stopped.
This feature provides the following additional benefits:
• You can create variables and assign them to test process parameters.
• You can change selected calculation parameter values that are used in
equations defined in the Station Manager application.
• You can use the enhanced Operator Information process to view variables
and change variable values manually.
• You can use the MPT Calculation process to change variable values for
different passes. This allows you to create test procedures that are very
compact compared to test procedures that accomplish the same result but are
designed without variables.
• You can use the variable values stored in the specimen directory for post-test
analysis.