MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 129)

How to Create and Link a New MPT Specimen with
MTS MultiPurpose TestWare® Working with MPT Specimens 129
How to Create and Link a New MPT Specimen with the Specimen Editor
To create an MPT specimen with the MPT Specimen Editor:
1. Click New on the MPT Specimen Editor. An MPT specimen is added to
the MPT specimen list.
2. In the box above the MPT specimen list, rename the new MPT specimen as
desired and press the Enter key on the keyboard.
To link the MPT specimen to a procedure file:
1. Click Procedure Path/File Name.
2. Click the desired procedure file in the Select procedure file window.
Note If the procedure is new, make sure you save it to ensure that it appears in
the list of procedures in the Select procedure file window.
How to Link an Existing MPT Specimen to a Different Procedure
Note This procedure pertains to MPT specimens linked to procedures that
have already been run.
With the Control Panel
1. Open the procedure you want to which you wish to link your MPT
specimen.
2. In the Specimen list on the MPT control panel, click the MPT specimen you
want to link.
3. In the Load Specimen window that appears, click Currently Loaded
Procedure.
With the Specimen
Editor
1. Open the MPT Specimen Editor.
2. In the MPT specimen list, click the MPT specimen you want to link.
3. Click Procedure Path/File Name.
4. Click the desired procedure file in the Select procedure file window.
Note If the procedure is new, make sure you save it first to ensure that it
appears in the list of procedures in the Select procedure file window.
When you select the MPT specimen in the MPT control panel, MPT
displays the Load Specimen window.