Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 226)

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Test your application
You can test your application in FactoryTalk View Studio at any time during the
development process, to make sure that everything works the way you intend.
If the development computer is connected to the data source, you can test all functions of
the application, including security settings, language switching, communications, and
alarm monitoring.
A FactoryTalk View ME Station emulator opens on the development computer and runs
the application. This run-time version of the application is a temporary version for testing
use only. You cannot run it on another computer.
There is a two-hour time limit for test running the application in FactoryTalk View Studio.
The procedure in this section shows you how to test your entire application. For
information about testing a single graphic display, see page 19-10.
To test your application in FactoryTalk View Studio
1. On the Application menu, click Test Application, or click the Test Application tool.
2. If your application uses multiple languages, specify the languages to include and the
initial run-time language, and then press Finish. For details, see Help.
3. Test your application.
4. To stop your application, press a shutdown button, or type the character ‘x.’
Make sure you provide the operator with a method for shutting down the application
at run time. For more information about methods for shutting down applications, see
page 15-5.
Once you’ve tested your application to make sure everything works the way you intend,
create the run-time application file and transfer the file to the run-time computer.
Test Application tool