User's Manual

Testing
The Calibrator Manager
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• If the Load List contains Tag IDs for different calibrators (based on the Test
Type field), then when a load is attempted, DPC/TRACK will load the
appropriate Tag IDs on the attached calibrator. Only those Tag IDs within the
Load List that match your selection will then be loaded. (This interaction
helps alleviate potential communication errors.)
There’s a lot of information to digest here. Let’s walk through a couple of simple
examples to better illustrate the facilities of the Calibrator Manager screen.
Example 5.2: Calibrator Manager, Test Scheduler, Add to List
This example employs the Test Scheduler tool and the Add to List button in
conjunction with the Calibrator Manager screen. It is assumed that the sample
records have not been altered. (You may ensure this by rebuilding the sample
records as described in Chapter 6, “Creating & Deleting.”)
1. Select the Load/Unload button on the Main Menu to access the Calibrator
Manager screen.
2. Let’s say that we are interested in testing those devices due within the month
of March. The quickest way to do this is to use the Test Scheduler tool. Select
the Test Scheduler... button to access the Scheduler screen.
3. Click within the Start Date field and enter the date “3/1/96” (excluding the
quotes). (You will first need to delete today’s date from the field. To do this,
either drag across the entry and hit the Delete key on the keyboard, or
perform a Ctrl+Bksp key combination. You may also select the current entry,
then type over it.)
4. Now enter “4/1/96” within the Stop Date field. (Again, you will first need to
delete the default value within this field.)
5. Since we are only interested in those Tag IDs that are due for testing during
our date range, make sure that only the Due checkbox is selected.
6. Select the Go button to access the Scheduler. Note that there are three
records due for testing within our date range.
7. At this point, our Load List is still empty. To add the Tag ID values of these
three records to our Load List, select the corresponding Add to List button.
8. Select the Done button to return to the Calibrator Manager screen. Notice
that the Load List now contains SAMPLETAG2, SAMPLETAG3, and
SAMPLETAG5.
9. The next step would be to load these records onto your calibrator. Before
doing so, you may want to check to make sure that the specified Test Type
for each of these records matches the calibrator you are going to load them
onto. Select the Main Menu button to return to the Main Menu.