MTS Fatigue Template - Manual (Page 18)

3.1.0 Template Overview
3.1.1.0 Templates
Templates eliminate the need to re-create existing information and provide an easy way to run standard tests.
Test templates can come from one of several sources:
• An existing test - you open a copy of an existing test and assign it a default name (the original test is not
changed). The new test does not contain test runs or analysis runs from the source test.
• A test that is converted to a template - you can convert a test to a test template (File > Save As > Template).
With the exception of test and analysis runs, specimen definitions, and completed reports, the template
contains all other test information.
• A template supplied by MTS - MTS offers a variety of templates designed to comply with test method
standards (such as ASTM). MTS templates provide all the components you need to run a test, analyze
the test data, and create reports of the results.
Test template content
A template can include all or part of the basic test definition information for one test:
• Procedure
• Monitor displays
• Variables
• Analysis definitions
• Resources
Note:
Although a template can include test resources, if the template is designed for a particular controller
configuration, the resources may not map to (match) the test station resources in your system.
Test definitions
You can add a test definition to a test from a template. The source of the template can be any existing test
or template that has tests. With the exception of test and analysis runs, specimen definitions, and completed
reports, the new test contains all other test information.
Template locations
Projects and project templates exist on disk as folders with the .Project folder name extension. They are
typically located at C:\MTS TestSuite\Projects and C:\MTS TestSuite\Templates, respectively. Report templates
are located in the C:\MTS TestSuite\Report Templates folder.
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3.0 Overview