MTS TW Elite - Manual (Page 42)

• You could not use the array-variable chart on the Test-Run Display subtab, or any of the other test-run
displays in the Variable Views category (or other test-run displays that use variables). You would only
be able to use test-run displays in the Signal Views category, such as signal meter and signal scope.
• The charts and tables in the Review tab, which are based on variables, would not contain useful
information.
• You would not be able to show test data in charts and graphs using the Reporter Add-in for Excel. In
this case, test data would be available only as tables of sampled signal data values.
Variable Availability Attributes
Variables have one or more of the following Availability attributes:
• Pretest
• During Test
• Editable Post Test
• Results
The Pretest, During Test, and Editable Post Test attributes specify when the operator can change the
variable during the test.
Pretest attribute
Variables with this attribute can be edited before the test is initialized and before each test run. In the
example test, the Data Acquisition Rate, Test Rate, and Grip Separation variables have this attribute. They
appear on the Monitor tab before the test is started and each time the operator clicks the Run button.
During Test attribute
Variables with this attribute can be edited in any of the test sections (Set Up, Run, or Finish) after the test
is started. In the example test, the Input Parameters activity in the Run section prompts the operator for
the width and thickness of the specimen, which apply to the Width and Thickness variables.
Editable Post Test attribute
Variables with this attribute can be edited in the Variables table on the Review tab after the test is complete
(1). The Variables table does not appear by default. To view the Variables table, you must change the
default panel view on the Review tab by clicking the Two or Four-Panel Views button (2). In the example
test, the Break Index variable has this attribute (3).
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