MTS Series 793 - Manual (Page 36)

Default Location in a Typical Series 793 Installation File Type
C:\MTS 793\Controllers\individual Controller folder (example:
“FlexTest GT”)\Config
Associated with project:
Shutdown Recorder folder on navigation pane of Project Manager.
Note:
You can purchase a PMC flash module for non-volatile
storage of shutdown data.
About Project Limitations
Station state information is not included
Projects do not include state information about the test system. Because of this, the information in Projects
cannot be used to reconstruct the state of the test system for performing previously run tests in a repeatable
manner.
As noted earlier, Projects specify default locations for the folders they contain. The Config folder (which
contains station configuration files) and the Calibration Files folder (which contains sensor calibration files)
are referenced from locations outside of the Project. While you can change the path of these referenced
folders to be included within specific Projects, the Projects still will not include information that was available
to the tests when they were originally performed. This information, which includes the station parameter set
selected at the time the test was performed on the station configuration, is needed to reconstruct the test
state for repeatability.
Test procedure state information may be included
MultiPurpose TestWare procedures (.000) that have been run do include procedure state and test recovery
information. This information is stored in the associated Specimen.mpp and Specimen.mps files.
Basic Testware procedures (.tst) do not include state or test recovery information.
Working with Project Manager
Project Manager General Considerations
How you use the Project Manager application in your testing routine is up to you—it will vary according to the
needs of your facility and your personal preference. To understand this, and to decide how to use the Project
Manager for yourself, it is useful to see how the Project Manager applies to various facilities that use Series
793 applications.
Single user, single Project environments
Imagine a facility in which you are the only user, and you use the same Project over and over. In this
environment, you may choose to minimize your interaction with Project Manager by assigning a default Project.
Series 793 applications automatically select default Projects when they start up. (Without a default Project
you are required to select a Project every time you start an application, which is not necessary in this case.)
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Project Manager