MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 465)

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Insert Variable button: Click to open the Select a Variable window. The
message will include the value of this variable when the message is written to
the log.
Adding a Log Message Activity
To add a Log Message activity:
1. Drag Log Message from the Toolbox panel to where you want to add a message in the test procedure.
2. Click the Properties tab located on the upper right of the display.
3. Click Edit Message. The application opens the Log Message window.
4. Type your message.
5. (Optional) To include the value of specified variable when the message is written to the log, click Insert
Variable and select a variable. Repeat for all variables that you want to display the values.
6. Click OK.
Read Variables from File
Read Variables from File Activity Overview
Read Variables from File Activity Icon
This activity allows the test to read variable values from an XML file and apply those values to the current
test run. You can configure the activity to prompt the operator for the file name during test runtime, or allow
the activity to automatically select the file while running a test.
Typical uses
This activity can be adapted for a number of applications, including:
• Automated testing applications—A laboratory information management system (LIMS) can generate
XML files that include variable values that define portions of the test. When the LIMS saves the XML
file in the predefined location, the test application can read the file and use the variable values in the
test run.
• Compliance testing values—(Applicable only to the MTS TestSuite TW Software) For testing where
loadframe compliance is required, you can run a compliance test and generate an XML file that stores
the compliance coefficients as variables. During actual testing, the Read Variables from File activity
can read the file and use them to compensate for compliance.
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