Archived: TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 Known Issues by Date

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Overview



This document contains the TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 known issues that were discovered before and since the release of TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0. Not every issue known to NI will appear on this list; it is intended to only show the severe and more common issues that can be encountered.

Each Issue appears as a row in the table and includes these fields:

  • Issue ID - the number at the top of each of the cells in the first column. When you report an issue to NI, you may be given this ID, you can also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in Knowledge Base articles.
  • Legacy ID (optional) -  If an issue has a legacy ID from NI's legacy/deprecated bug reporting database, you will see it appear on a separate line directly below the Issue ID in the table, or to the right of the Issue ID in the table of contents (separated by a space).
  • Issue Title: in italics - it describes the issue in one sentence or less
  • Problem Description - a few sentences which describe the problem in further detail. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail, and it is expected that you might want more information on an issue. If you would like more information on an issue feel free to contact NI (contact information below) and reference the ID number given in the document.
  • Workaround - possible ways to work around the problem. The workarounds that appear in the document are not always tested by NI and are not guaranteed to resolve the issue. If a workaround refers you to the NI KnowledgeBase, please visit www.ni.com/kb/ and enter that KB number in the search field to locate the specific document.
  • Reported Version - the earliest version of TestStand ATML Toolkit the issue was reported in. If you discover the issue appears in an earlier version of TestStand ATML Toolkit than is reported in this field, you can report that to NI (contact information below) to have the field updated.
  • Resolved Version - version the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. If an issue has not been resolved "N/A" will be reported.
  • Date Added - the date the issue was added to the document (not necessarily the reported date)

 

Document Organization:

The Known Issues Document is divided into two separate tables appearing in two separate Developer Zone documents. The following document displays the issues by issue date.

Known Issues by Category
For those who wish to locate the newly reported issues, we have also published another version of the known issues table sorted by the category of the issue.

 

Contacting NI

Feel free to contact NI regarding this document or issues in the document. If you are contacting NI in regards to a specific issue, be sure to reference the ID number given in the document to the NI representative. The ID number contains the current issue ID number as well as the legacy ID number (use the current ID number when contacting National Instruments). You can contact us through any of the normal support channels including phone, email, or the discussion forums. Visit the NI Website to contact us. Also consider contacting us if you find a workaround for an issue that is not listed in the document so that we can add the workaround to the document.

Known Issues by Date

The following items are known issues in ATML Toolkit 1.0 sorted by Date.

104809The ATML TD Translator does not process TestLimits elements of Test elements that describe a behavior of type TestGroupCall
176403The ATML report generated for sequence files that contain arrays that begin with a non-zero index might not be consistent with the TestStand array type
176403The ATML report generator does not generate a valid report if the sequence file uses negative array indexes
183549The ATML Toolkit does not recognize the installation of LabVIEW 2009 (64-bit)
186913The ATML Test Description Translator Configuration dialog box takes longer to load when the computer is connected to a network but not connected to the internet
188737The ATML Toolkit 1.0 uninstaller does not remove the ATMLTD_IEEE1641_Types.ini type file from the <TestStand Public>\Components\TypePalettes directory
198055The ATML TD translator incremental update skips any TestGroup type of type TestGroupParallel
215986Including the ATML Test Results Generator in a TestStand Deployment will install to both TestStand 4.1.1 and TestStand 4.2 directories
245573Reinstalling the ATML Toolkit creates duplicate Configure ATML TD Translator items in the Tools menu
255867The ATML Toolkit is not compatible with TestStand 2010
98211The ATML TD translator hangs if the LabWindows/CVI environment is closed during translation



IDKnown Issue
104809

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The ATML TD Translator does not process TestLimits elements of Test elements that describe a behavior of type TestGroupCall
For TestLimits elements of Test elements that describe a behavior of type TestGroupCall, the translator will incorrectly create a LabVIEW Action step instead of a SequenceCall step.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
176403

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The ATML report generated for sequence files that contain arrays that begin with a non-zero index might not be consistent with the TestStand array type
TestStand supports arrays that begin with any index value, but the ATML Test Results supports only zero-based indexing for arrays. If a sequence file contains arrays that begin with an index other than zero, the generated ATML report might not be consistent with the TestStand array type.

Workaround: Do not use arrays beginning with a non-zero index in your sequence file when TestStand is configured to generate an ATML report.

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
176403

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The ATML report generator does not generate a valid report if the sequence file uses negative array indexes
TestStand supports negative array indexes, but the ATML Test Results schema does not. If a sequence file uses negative array indexes, the ATML report generator does not generate a valid report.

Workaround: Do not use negative array indexes in a sequence file when you configure TestStand to generate an ATML report.

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
183549

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The ATML Toolkit does not recognize the installation of LabVIEW 2009 (64-bit)
Since ATML Toolkit is a 32 bit application, it is run as wow64 process in 64 bit platform. Due to this, the registry keys of the 64 bit applications(64 bit LabVIEW) are redirected when ATML Toolkit(32 bit app) tries to access the 64 bit registry.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
186913

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The ATML Test Description Translator Configuration dialog box takes longer to load when the computer is connected to a network but not connected to the internet
The ATML Test Description Translator Configuration dialog box DLL contains a Microsoft Authenticode signature that causes the dialog box to take longer to load when your computer is connected to a network but not connected to the internet. Refer to the Microsoft KnowledgeBase article 936707, located at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936707, for more information about Authenticode signatures affecting application load times.

Workaround: Disconnect your computer from the network or connect to the internet to avoid the delay.

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
188737

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The ATML Toolkit 1.0 uninstaller does not remove the ATMLTD_IEEE1641_Types.ini type file from the <TestStand Public>\Components\TypePalettes directory
If you enable the Use IEEE 1641 Data Types in TestStand option on the General Settings tab of the ATML Test Description Translator Configuration dialog box, the ATMLTD_IEEE1641_Types.ini file is added to the <TestStand Public>\Components\TypePalettes directory. Uninstalling the ATML Toolkit does not remove the ATMLTD_IEEE1641_Types.ini type file from the <TestStand Public>\Components\TypePalettes directory.

Workaround: Manually remove the ATMLTD_IEEE1641_Types.ini type file from the <TestStand Public>\Components\TypePalettes directory after you have uninstalled the toolkit.

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
198055

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The ATML TD translator incremental update skips any TestGroup type of type TestGroupParallel
The ATML TD translator incremental update does not update TestStand sequences associated with a TestGroup of type TestGroupParallel.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
215986

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Including the ATML Test Results Generator in a TestStand Deployment will install to both TestStand 4.1.1 and TestStand 4.2 directories
If you install the ATML Test Results Generator component of TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 for both TestStand 4.1.1 and TestStand 4.2, and then build a deployment, in either TestStand 4.1.1 or TestStand 4.2, that includes the ATML Test Results Generator, running the deployment installer on a separate machine will install the ATML Test Results Generator component to both the TestStand 4.1.1 directory and the TestStand 4.2 directory, even if one of those versions of TestStand does not exist on the machine.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
245573

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Reinstalling the ATML Toolkit creates duplicate Configure ATML TD Translator items in the Tools menu
If you repair the existing ATML Toolkit 1.0 installation or uninstall and then reinstall the toolkit, the TestStand Tools menu includes duplicate entries for the Configure ATML TD Translator menu item, depending on the number of times you repaired or installed the toolkit.

Workaround: Select Tools»Customize to launch the Customize Tools Menu dialog box, in which you can manually remove the duplicate menu items by selecting the duplicate items and clicking Remove.

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
255867

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The ATML Toolkit is not compatible with TestStand 2010
TestStand 2010 introduces a restriction that prevents the creation of a sub-property called Attributes when that property also contains Attributes. The TestStand ATML Toolkit 1.0 TD Translator is likely to run into this restriction and throw an error during translation.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/
98211

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The ATML TD translator hangs if the LabWindows/CVI environment is closed during translation
Closing the LabWindows/CVI environment while the ATML TD translator is generating LabWindows/CVI code modules causes the translator to hang.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 00/11/30/2010/

Document last updated on 11/30/2010

Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).