MTS Multipurpose Elite Test - Manual (Page 22)

3.2.3.2.0 Variables Overview
Typically, when you enter a value for a property in an activity, you can change the value only when the test
is stopped and the test procedure is unlocked. In this sense, the property is “fixed.”
With the use of variables, you can associate a property of an activity with a variable. This allows you to change
the variable value without selecting the activity.
For example, suppose you create a test procedure that includes several command activities that all use the
same frequency. Rather than enter a frequency value for each activity separately, you could associate all the
frequency properties with a “Frequency” variable. Then, between tests (with the test stopped and the test
procedure unlocked), you could use the Variables Editor to change the frequency value of all the activities
at the same time. For more information about the Variables Editor, see the Multipurpose Elite User Guide.
The following example shows how to make the Frequency property of the Cycle activity a variable.
Cycle Activity New Variable
Variable use in MTS TestSuite software
MTS TestSuite software uses variables extensively throughout its applications:
22 Multipurpose Elite Test Design Guide
3.0 Designing a Test