Select an ATLAS step in a sequence and click the Edit ATLAS Step button on the Step Settings pane to launch the Edit ATLAS Call dialog box, in which you can specify the test program set (TPS) the step executes and the parameters passed between TestStand and the TPS.

The Edit ATLAS Call dialog box contains the following options:

  • TPS—The file path to the TPS the step executes. The control below the TPS control shows the complete file path of the selected TPS and indicates whether the file was found.
  • Run TPS on a Remote Computer—When enabled, the TPS executes on a remote computer. When disabled, the TPS executes on the local computer. This option is disabled by default.
    • Remote Host Name Expression—The name of the remote computer. This option is available only when you enable the Run TPS on a Remote Computer option. You can enter the name in the control or click the Network Browser Dialog Box button to launch the Browse for Computer dialog box and select the remote computer. If you enter the name in the control, you must use quotes around the name because the content of the control is a TestStand expression. You can specify a TestStand expression instead of a hard-coded name. TestStand evaluates the expression at run time to resolve the name of the remote computer. You can click the Expression Browser Dialog Box button to launch the Expression Browser dialog box, in which you can construct the expression.
  • Parameters—The parameters passed between TestStand and the ATLAS TPS. TestStand parameters correspond to PAWS global variables, parameters, and results. You must specify parameters to pass only when you pass data between TestStand and the TPS.
  • Add Parameter—Adds a new parameter to the list of parameters to pass. Use the Parameter Details section to configure the new parameter.
  • Delete Parameter—Deletes the selected parameter from the list of parameters.
  • Move Parameter Up—Moves the selected parameter up in the list of parameters.
  • Move Parameter Down—Moves the selected parameter down in the list of parameters.
  • Parameter Details—Specifies the following information for the selected parameter in the list of parameters:
    • Name—The name of the parameter.
    • Type—The data type for the number. The type can be a number, string, or Boolean.
    • Mode—Specifies if the data type mode is read, write, or read and write.
    • Global Variable—When enabled, the parameter is a PAWS global variable or a PAWS parameter/result.
    • Value Expression—The value expression for the parameter. The sequence context used to evaluate parameter values is the step context.
Note
  • If you can specify the file path to the TPS using relative or absolute paths, TestStand launches a File Not Found dialog box that contains options for specifying the file location.
  • You must properly configure the DCOM settings for the PAWS Run-Time Server (RTS) on both the host and remote computers for remote execution to work. Refer to PAWS documentation for more information about configuring the PAWS RTS for remote execution.
  • You must specify the name of the parameter value exactly as the TPS and TPS server expect. The TPS server allows verification of parameter names prior to execution. The ATLAS custom step type generates an error if the parameter cannot be read or written.
  • TestStand updates properties referred in the Value Expression control with the parameter values the TPS server passes after TestStand calls the TPS server when executing an ATLAS step.