MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 29)

Projects subfolders contain or reference information:
• Required to perform tests, such as configuration files and test design files
• Generated by testing, such as test data, scope images, and specimen files.
About the Project Settings File
The organization and flow of data within a Project is determined by the Project Settings file. Every Project
includes a Project Settings file (project.793settings). The Project Settings file includes paths that you can
change for all of the Project’s subfolders. It also includes settings associated with specific Series 793
applications, such as the default unit set used by the Station Manager application, and graphic display options
used by the Profile Editor application.
How to Configure Projects with the Project Manager
To configure a Project, you use the Project Manager application to edit the Project Settings file.
You can configure Projects in a variety of ways to suit your specific needs. For instance:
• You can set up one Project to acquire all of the test data generated by a specific operator (example: “Ken’s
Project”).
• You can set up another Project to acquire all of the test data generated by multiple operators from a specific
specimen (example, “Shock Absorber Project”).
Projects make this type of data organization easy. You can configure Projects to organize data around specific
tests, users, applications, or stations. You can think of a Project as a portal to the information flow of your
test system.
About Project Folder Icons
When viewed from the Project Manager application, Project folder and subfolder icons are annotated with
unique indicators to make working with Projects easier.
These icons help you distinguish between:
• Project folders (which contain a Project Settings file and predefined subfolders), versus normal folders
(which may exist within the Projects directory but do not represent Projects).
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Project Manager