RecordData Configuration

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

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

Each RecordData 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 You can drag and drop channel rows to change their order.
	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.

· Format—Specifies the numeric format which will be used by ExportData step.
The default format is "%_9g" (Automatic formatting with 9 significant digits).
For string channels, format may be empty or defined as "%s".

· 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.

· Import—This button retrieves Label, Format, Unit and Source from the selected Loop step and fills the above Source Expression.