User's Manual

Instrument Record Screen
15.2 Tabbed Notebook Section15
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15.2.2.9 Test Point Groups
To add additional test point groups to an Instrument record click the Add Group
button
for every new group needed. This will add a new group below the last one.
To delete a test point group from the record, display the group to be deleted by using the
Next Group
and Previous Group buttons as needed, then click the Delete Group button.
This will remove the test point group entirely from the record and move those below it,
up one.
To change the order of the test point groups in a record, display each group to be moved,
one at a time, and click the Move Group Up
and Move Group Down buttons as needed.
Other methods for adding new test point groups to the Instrument are located in the Edit
menu. The “Copy Current Test Point Group” command will create a new group as a copy
of the currently displayed group. This option is only available when the current record
has a test point group, and if the record can be modified by the current user. The new
group appears at the end of the test point group list, much like the Add Group
function,
but as a copy of the previously selected group. This feature is helpful in saving time spent
performing repetitive data entry of similar groups of test points and similar ranges.
The “Load Test Point Group From Item” command opens a dialog for selecting a test
point group from another item in the Company. The LOAD CALIBRATION
SPECIFICATION screen is shown in Figure 15.5 below.
Figure 15.5
The screen opens with no item selected. First, select an Item Type, then an item ID (the
label on this field will change according to the selected Item Type.) Selecting an item
displays that item’s Description and Instrument Type for Instrument records. Click Load
Specs to bring in a read-only view of all the test point groups available on this item.
To copy one of these groups as a new group for the current Instrument record, navigate
using the Previous Group
and Next Group buttons on this form and click OK to select the
group. The Cancel
button can be used to cancel the addition of a new group.