Enter Synchronized Section Operation

Use the Enter Synchronized Section operation to mark the beginning of a synchronized section and to define the type of synchronization for the section. Enable the Enter Synchronized Section option on the left of the Batch Synchronization Settings panel.

The Enter Synchronized Section operation contains the following options:

• Section Name —A name for the synchronized section. Leave this control blank when you want TestStand to generate a unique name for you based on the step name.
• Section Type —The type of synchronized section. Options include Serial, Parallel, and One Thread Only.
• Timeout Enabled, Timeout Expression, Timeout Causes Run-Time Error —A timeout behavior for when a thread must wait at an Enter step. If a timeout occurs, the Step.Result.TimeoutOccurred property is set to True .