Video Test Generator User Guide

72 Chapter 4 Working with Formats
Creating format aliases
You can create aliases for formats to suit the needs of your site. Use the following
procedure to create an alias for a format, save it to the format directory, and then use the
alias.
To create and use a format alias:
1. Establish a terminal session with the generator.
2. Enter the following commands:
ALIN your_alias format // assigns alias to format
DIRL FMT // loads default format list (fmt)
DIRB // begins a format editing session
NAMI 1 “your_alias” // assigns alias to format directory
DIRE // ends a format editing session
DIRA FMT // saves alias in default format directory
To delete a format alias, enter the following command:
ALIK your_alias // removes the alias