MTS TW Elite - Manual (Page 62)

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MTS Templates—Only the templates for which you
are licensed appear available in the MTS Templates
folders. Templates that are licensed but not
applicable to an application are grayed out.
MTS supplied templates are installed by default in
C:\Program Files\MTS Systems\MTS
TestSuite\Templates.
For 64-bit operating systems, the path is C:\Program
Files (x86)s\MTS TestSuite\Templates.
Custom Templates—Includes any test or template
saved as a template.
Tests—An instance of a template that you can edit
and save as a test or template.
Working with Templates and Tests
When you open a template, you are in an editable copy of the template, referred to as a test file. If you
want to make changes to a template, you must open a test version of the template and save it as a template
(File > Save As > Template) with the same name as the original template.
Note:
You cannot edit MTS-supplied templates.
When you export a test, TW combines the current test and its associated files into one compressed (and
self-contained) file and assigns an extension of .tsproj.
Exported tests can be managed with the Windows operating system. Unexported tests must be managed
within the MTS TestSuite application.
When you save a template, TW compresses the template and assigns an extension of .tstemplate.
Templates can be managed with the Windows operating system.
About running tests from templates
Operators typically begin a new test by opening a template, which becomes a test, and saving the test
with a name that reflects the specimen batch.
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