Editing Test Limits Text Files

Use a text editor or Microsoft Excel to edit the test limits in a test limits file by removing and consolidating columns and rows within the file.

You can delete columns in the test limits text file to simplify the external limits file, but if you delete an identifier column, such as SequenceName, StepName, StepId, or TestName, the text file might then contain rows that use the same identifier string. When this situation occurs, you must consolidate duplicate rows or include another identifier to distinguish among tests. You must repeat the customizations you make to the text file each time you export the test limits.

For example, if you have several steps or tests in a sequence file with the same name or test number but you want to use the same limits for each step, you can delete the StepId column and possibly the SequenceName column to simplify the resulting text file. However, if you want to use different limits for steps or tests with the same name or test number, the StepId column and possibly the SequenceName column must remain in the text file to distinguish the tests.

Note
  • If a field name begins with a mathematical sign, Microsoft Excel might interpret the contents of the cell as a formula and return an error for the cell. To work around this issue, format the cell in Excel as text data.
  • In some cases when a limit has a large number of digits, Microsoft Excel might truncate the decimal portion of the number. To work around this issue, format the columns that contain the limit numbers in Excel as text data.