MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 316)

Overview
Test Procedures
A test procedure includes the system actions you want the application to perform during a test. The
procedure is made up of activities arranged in a graphical flowchart.
Each test has a single procedure that is stored with the test definition. The procedure is included when
you create test templates. You can define the procedure while connected to hardware resources or while
working offline with the resources stored with the test from an earlier connection.
Procedure design
Whether you work with the Procedure workspace that shows the current test procedure as a flowchart or
the Outline view that shows the procedure as a hierarchy in a tree view, the graphical display simplifies
creating tests.
The Toolbox panel contains activity tools that you drag into the workspace and name to build a procedure.
The Properties panel shows the properties that you set for the selected activity. You can hide or resize
the panels to increase the amount of visible workspace.
Navigation
The flowchart view includes Pan and Zoom features to help you move around complex test procedures.
The Outline view provides the Find option for locating activities by name.
Procedure run
When the test is loaded, you use the control panel to perform primary hardware and test control operations.
When you click Run, the test procedure begins. If the procedure is stopped before completion, you can
resume the test from where it stopped. To troubleshoot procedures, you can include the test procedure in
the test-run display to monitor test progress.
Test Procedure Activities
Activities are the building blocks for test procedures. To add an activity to a procedure, click the activity
tool in the toolbox and drag it to a location in the procedure marked with a green plus sign. If it is the first
activity being added, drag the icon to the Drop Activities Here area.
The types of procedure activities include:
• Operator messages and operator input
• Conditional and parallel processing
• Parameter input and variable handling
• Command generation
• Data acquisition
• Program control and error handling
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Test Activities