Filter Tab

The Filter tab contains the following options:

• Elements to Search —Use these controls to specify the parts of properties in which to search.
  • Names —TestStand searches in the names of properties.
  • Comments —TestStand searches in the comments of properties.
  • Attributes —TestStand searches the attributes of variables and properties and type attributes of type properties.
  • Type Names —TestStand searches the type names of root type instance properties. Enable this option to find all of the instances of a particular type definition.
  • Values —TestStand searches in the values of properties of the type you indicate by enabling one of the following options:
    • String —Searches the string values of properties.
    • Number —Searches the numeric values of properties. The numeric format of a property is taken into account when the TestStand Sequence Editor performs the search. For example, if the numeric format of a property displays a number in hex as 0xFA , the search string must match the string "0xFA" .
    • Boolean —Searches Boolean values of properties. When the Boolean value of a property is True , the search must match the string " True ". When it is False , the search string must match the string " False ".
• Objects to Search —Use the following controls to specify the kinds of properties in which to search:
  • Variables —TestStand searches the sequence file variables of the type you indicate by enabling the following options:
    • Locals —Searches the local variables of sequences.
    • Sequence Parameters —Searches the parameters of sequences.
    • File Globals —Searches the sequence file globals of sequences.
  • Steps —TestStand searches steps and their subproperties as you indicate by enabling the following options:
    • Custom Properties —Searches the custom properties of steps. These properties are those the step type for the step specifies. For example, the Numeric Limit Test step type specifies Limits.High and Limits.Low .
    • Module Properties —Searches the module properties of steps. These properties are where the adapter stores the information about the code module the step calls, such as the file path of the code module. Module properties are not visible in the sequence editor unless you enable the Show Hidden Properties station option in the Station Options dialog box.
    • Other Built-in Properties —Searches other non-module, built-in properties of steps. These properties are where TestStand stores the standard step property information such as the pre, post, and status expressions of a step. Like Module properties, these built-in properties are not visible in the sequence editor Variables pane unless you enable the Show Hidden Properties station option in the Station Options dialog box.
    • Adapter —Select an adapter to limit the search to only steps that use the adapter.
  • Type Definitions —TestStand searches type definitions and their subproperties as you indicate by enabling the following options:
    • Step Types —Searches step types.
    • Custom Data Types —Searches custom data types.
    • Standard Data Types —Searches standard data types.
• Built-in Sequence and Sequence File Properties —Searches built-in sequence and sequence file properties. These properties are where TestStand stores the sequence and sequence file settings you set using the Sequence Properties dialog box and Sequence File Properties dialog box in the sequence editor.
• Search Only Within Objects that have the Following Names —Enter a comma-separated list of names in the text box beneath this option to limit the search to properties with the names you specify. The sequence editor also searches the subproperties of such properties. To specify a name that contains commas, surround the name with quotes as follows: "Name,With,Commas." If the name contains quotes, surround the name with and escape the quotes in the name with a backslash ( \ ) character as follows: "Name\"With\"Quotes."
• Search Only Within Objects that are Instances of the Following Types —Enter a comma-separated list of names in the text box beneath it to limit the search to objects that are instances of the types you specify by name. Click Select to launch the Select Types dialog box, in which you can select from all of the types currently loaded in memory or enter the names of the types you wish to specify directly in the text box. The types you specify can be any kind of type, such as step types, custom data types, or standard data types.
• Reset to Defaults —Returns the settings on the Filter tab to their default states.

See Also

Select Types dialog box

Sequence File Properties dialog box

Sequence Properties dialog box

Station Options dialog box