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Testing
Test Scheduling
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The “Mark for Load” Concept
On the Instrument View page of the Instrument View screen there is a Mark
for Load checkbox within the Scheduling information. Selecting this checkbox
designates the given Tag ID record as one to be loaded to the calibrator. You may
then easily review your marked Tag ID records via the Calibrator Manager
screen before actually doing a load. You don’t have to use the Mark for Load
checkbox; it is provided as a tool to help you manage your test scheduling. The
Mark for Load checkbox may be used in conjunction with the Test Scheduler
tool as illustrated in Example 5.2.
You may configure DPC/TRACK to automatically manage the Mark for Load
settings at load/unload time through three settings within the Setup Options
screen (accessed by selecting the System Setup button on the Main Menu, then
selecting the Setup Options... button). These settings are:
Clear marks for loaded Tag Ids (under Load tab)
When this checkbox is selected (default setting), DPC/TRACK will
automatically clear the Mark for Load checkbox for Tag IDs just loaded
whose Mark for Load checkbox was selected. Otherwise, the management
of the Mark for Load checkbox is left entirely up to you. (This checkbox
only applies to Tag IDs loaded to the calibrator.)
Set marks for failed Tag Ids (under Unload tab)
This checkbox is provided as a further means of managing the Mark for
Load checkbox. Selecting the Set marks for failed Tag IDs checkbox
automatically selects the Mark for Load checkbox for any unloaded
“failed” Tag IDs. This way, the next time a load is to be performed, all you
have to do is select the Add Marked button on the Calibrator Manager
screen to insert the Tag ID values for previously “failed” tests into the Load
List. (This checkbox only applies to Tag IDs unloaded from the calibrator.)
Set marks for untested Tag Ids (under Unload tab)
This checkbox is provided as a further means of managing the Mark for
Load checkbox. Selecting the Set marks for untested Tag IDs
checkbox automatically selects the Mark for Load checkbox for any
unloaded “untested” Tag IDs. The next time a load is to be performed, you
may select the Add Marked button on the Calibrator Manager screen to
insert the previously “untested” Tag IDs into the Load List. (This checkbox
only applies to Tag IDs unloaded from the calibrator.)
See Chapter 9, “System Maintenance,” for other calibrator-related setup options.