MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 98)

Tests
Tests Overview
Note:
You must have Engineer or Administrator privileges on an MPE system to create or modify a test.
A Test is a file that contains the test procedure and test run data (if test runs were created).
A test run is a single instance of running the test procedure. The data is stored in a test file with a copy of
the test procedure or template.
You can design your own test or create one from a template.
Explorer Panel
The following elements are available on the Explorer Panel to open new, existing, or recently run tests,
and to create new test procedures.
• Procedure—Use this page to construct the sequence of activities (command, test control, and data
acquisition).
• Test-Run Display—Use this page to configure charts, tables, meters, and scopes to monitor specimen
and test information during a test run.
• Variables—Use this page to view the properties of existing variables and to create new variables.
Note:
Variables are an important part of a test, because they represent test values or other information
generated or accumulated during a test run. Variables are defined for and used with a particular
test. Each new test run stores a copy of the variables as defined when the test run is created.
• Report Templates—Use this page to create templates that are used to generate test reports. You can
also import report templates previously exported from another test. Report templates are created in
Microsoft Excel.
• Functions—Use this page to create, modify, and manage functions.
• Resources—Use this option to page, configure, and manage the hardware and virtual resources that
are available from the assigned test station. You can import resources previously exported from another
test.
Procedure Tab
The Procedure Tab is the primary work area for a test definition. It shows the Toolbox Panel, workflow
panel, and Properties Panel. The work area contains the interactive workflow for the test definition. You
can view it in a Flowchart View by clicking the Flowchart View button (as shown in ) or in an Outline View
by clicking the Outline View button (as shown in ). The search box helps you quickly locate an activity.
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