PlayData Configuration

To launch the Edit PlayData Configuration dialog box, select Edit PlayData Configuration in the context menu for the PlayData step.

To use a PlayData step, you first need to define its items.

Each PlayData item is a channel, linked to a TestStand variable (Boolean, Number or String).

Configure Operation

The PlayData Configuration dialog box displays the defined items list. Use the Add and Remove buttons to add new items and remove existing items from the list. Use the Modify button to edit an existing item.

	Tip To add a channel at a specific place, select the above channel before using the Add button.
	Tip Keys are assigned to the buttons: Ins --> Add, DblClick --> Modify, Delete --> Remove

The Edit Item dialog box appears when using the Add or Modify button:

Edit Item Operation

· Label—Specifies the Channel name.

· Unit—Specifies the engineering unit (optional).

Tip You can include unit prefix within Unit string (e.g. mV, kHz, MHz)
If found, the prefix will be used to calculate the multiplier coefficient.

· Source Expression—Specifies the TestStand variable location (required).

Note The TestStand variable type can be Boolean, Number, or String.
The TestStand variable must exist at execution time.

When adding an item, and if you are using File as Source value mode, the Label and Unit are suggested according to the file content. The number of configured items must be inferior or equal to the number of rows in the file.

See Also

PlayData Values

PlayData Source