MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 28)

Recommended:
It is important to understand how detector actions affect system operation. In most cases, MTS
recommends using the C-Stop Interlock action for detectors during system setup and test design
for MTS Acumen systems.
Resetting a C-Stop Interlock action
Once a C-Stop Interlock action is triggered, you must click Interlock Reset before you can switch out of
stable displacement, use Manual Command controls, or resume or run a test.
3.2.6.3.0 Using Stop Actions Within a Test
When you design the test to stop programmatically, the actuator may continue to move when the stop occurs.
The occurrence depends on the relationship between program command and specimen characteristics. In
general, this condition is more likely to occur with higher specimen mass, higher command frequency, and
higher command amplitudes.
3.2.7.0 Generating a Report in MP
To generate reports from within MP, you must have an existing report template and the Microsoft Excel
application or a suitable Microsoft Excel reader. To design or modify a report template, you must have the
Reporter Add-In application, which is a separately licensed product.
1. On the Explorer panel, right-click the Test Run name and select Generate Report. To generate multiple
reports at one time, click Test Runs on the Explorer panel to see the Test Runs table. Select the test
runs to include in the reports. To select more than one, press the Ctrl key and click the report name.
Right-click and select Generate Report. The Generate Report window opens.
2. Select one or more templates to use for your reports and click Generate Report.
3. Microsoft Excel opens with the newly generated report. If multiple test runs were selected, a separate
report for each Test Run will open. Modify as desired and save and close. By default, the report is shown
below the test run name in the Explorer panel. You can click Preferences > Configuration and select
a different location for generated reports on the Project tab.
3.2.8.0 Generating a Report Using the Excel Reporter Add-In
Note:
To generate a report using the Excel Reporter Add-In, you must have purchased a separate license
for the Reporter Add-In product. It also requires the installation of Microsoft Excel software or another
suitable Microsoft Excel reader.
1. Open a report template in Excel (MTS templates are located in C:\MTS TestSuite\Report Templates).
2. Click the MTS TestSuite Report tab in the ribbon.
3. Click the Test icon in the ribbon and open the test that contains the test run that requires a report.
4. In the Generate section of the ribbon, click Source and select the test, test run, or analysis run that you
want to use to create a report.
5. Click the Report icon on the ribbon.
28 Multipurpose Elite Test Design Guide
3.0 Designing a Test