TestIT:Guide Step Type
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9.5.1 Step type
The step type is found in the first section named step. When a step is created, press Save – or Cancel and the step will not be saved.
9.5.1.1 Standard
This is the standard guide step with header, text, image, buttons, and all configuration options.
An example/Instruction:
- Write the step number
- Select the standard step type
- Select an image
- Write the value of the OK button text (e.g. OK), and the NOK button text (e.g. Cancel)
- Press Save
9.5.1.2 Scan
This is the standard functionality and a scan section. If the step type is scan, the OK button is set to go to next.
Configuration:
- Scanned value – select a symbol name from the list
- Go to next on scan – select Yes or No
9.5.1.3 Unique ID
This is a step which runs in the background. It will use a unique ID device to set a string symbol. It will also have the option to set the value as object ID in the running guide. If object ID is selected, then max 50 characters.
Configuration:
- Write the unique ID
- Select the symbol
- Mark ‘set as object ID’, if it is wanted
9.5.1.4 Scan Object ID
This is the standard functionality and a scan section. The scanned value will be set as object ID in the running guide, so max 50 characters
Configuration:
- Scanned value – select a symbol name from the list
- Go to next on scan – select Yes or No
9.5.1.5 Action
This is a step which runs in the background. It will execute commands from the top down. If the order should be changed, just drag the command up or down. Add action steps on the green plus or delete them on the red cross.
Commands:
| Commands | |
|---|---|
| Set | Value A will be set |
| Reset | Value A will be reset |
| Move | Value C will be moved to Value A (only numbers) |
| StringMove | Value C will be moved to Value A (only strings) |
9.5.1.6 Print
This is a step which runs in the background and will use a printer device. Just select a printer.
9.5.1.7 Stored procedure
This is a step which runs in the background and will use a MSSQL device. Just select a stored procedure.
9.5.1.8 Multi edit
The multi edit step uses a text file to generate several buttons or text areas.
Configuration:
- Select:
- Number of columns
- File device (folder device)
- Element type (see element type)
- File name
- Input front size
- Input max width
- If textbox is only for reading – Yes or No
- Element height
- Press load text file
- Now it is possible to add, edit, and remove elements (see element configuration below)
Element type:
| Single Select | Hide textbox, but show button on/off (only number symbols). It will go to next when button is selected. |
| Multi Select | Hide textbox, but show button on/off (only number symbols). |
| Multi Edit | Show the textbox, with options to enter text. |
| Button add | Show the textbox, with option to add (only number symbols). |
| Button minus | Show the textbox, with option to subtract (only number symbols). |
| Button add/minus | Show the textbox, with option to add or subtract (only number symbols). |
Element configuration:
- Enter
- A value to use in the element
- A text to use in the element
- A tooltip to use in the element
- Select a symbol to (NB! If a symbol is selected, it will override the element)
- The value
- The text
- The tooltip
9.5.1.9 Leak device
It is a specialized step to run a leak test device. Currently supported is Nolek S9 and Nolek S10.
It will use a leak test device and execute a defined recipe, and will show the entire measurement on the screen.
Configuration:
- Setup section
- Select the leak testing device to use
- Select a symbol with recipe name – a sting symbol which will contain the recipe name
- Run section
- Select the start action
- If automatic, the leak device will start as soon as the step is loaded
- If not, wait for a button to be selected in TestIT
- Select timeout – An INT symbol containing the number of seconds to set as timeout for the measurement
- Select activate control leak, which means it will show if it will be possible to show a mistake
- Select the start action
- Done section
- Select yes or no if it should continue when it is done
- If yes, the guide will continue to the next step when the measurement is done
- If no, the step will wait for an OK action
- Select yes or no if it should continue when it is done
9.5.1.10 Standard with symbols
The same as the standard setup, but with this step type it is possible to select a symbol which makes it possible to change the text while the production is running.
9.5.1.11 Password scan
This is the same as the step type scan, but this is with a password. The text written in the space is not shown while it is written.