MTS Series 793 Application - Manual (Page 203)

Profile Process
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When defining these processes, you must specify the desired external program
file in the process’ Command tab. To do this you may:
• Use the browser to locate the file
• Type a placeholder and file name, or
• Type a full path
About placeholders
The placeholder for profile, time history, and road surface files is “<Profile
Files>”. By default, the placeholder “<Profile Files>” specifies the path: C:\MTS
793\Projects\current Project\Profiles.
This means typing ”<Profile Files>\Profile1.blk”
is the same as typing the full path
“C:\MTS 793\Projects\current Project\Profiles\Profile1.blk”.
In fact, if you type a full path and MultiPurpose TestWare recognizes that part of
the path matches the current specification of a placeholder, it will substitute the
placeholder.
Likewise, if you use the browser to locate a file that has a path that matches the
current specification of a placeholder, the placeholder will appear in the
browser’s entry field.
Note In addition to the <Profile Files>, there are also <Project>, <Controller>,
and <System> placeholders. For more information about the information
associated with these placeholders, see “Installed 793 Files” in the 793
Controller Overview manual (PN 100-162-928).
Saving procedures that
include placeholders
When you save a procedure that includes a placeholder, the placeholder is
archived in the procedure file. When you reload the procedure (even if on a
different controller), the archived placeholder is reinterpreted based on the
current placeholder’s specification.
Editing placeholder
specifications
Placeholders are specified in the Project Settings file of the current Project. You
can edit placeholder specifications with the Project Manager application.
For instance, the default specification for the <Profile Files> placeholder is
C:\MTS 793\Projects\current Project\Profiles. If you want to store your profiles
in the D drive, you can change the <Profile Files> specification to D:\MTS
793\Projects\current Project\Profiles.
To edit the <Profile Files> placeholder specification, start the Project Manager
application and go to Tools > Project Settings > MultiPurpose TestWare > Profile
Folder.