Public/Private Sequences

[Levente]

Is there a way to specify a subsequence to be private or public?

Let's say, we have a Verify Temperature Sequence Module. The module has Test Temperature and a Get Temperature subsequences. I want to call the module from my UUT Test but don't want to have displayed both subsequences. Only the Test Temperature. So I'd like to define the Get Temperature subsequence as private.

Something like this:

Verify Temperature Sequence Module

Test Temperature (public)

Get Temperature (private)

So when the module is specified in the UUT Test, the only displayed subsequence should be the Test Temperature.

I'm using TestStand 3.1.

Thanks!

[Antonio Lie]

Levente,

I am assuming that you do not want to see the steps in your privatesequence.

Have you tried to disable tracing for that sequence call?
Assuming that you are using a sequence call step to call you subseqeuncessubsequences.

On the Run Options tab of the Step Properties dialog box, you can choose a setting that disables tracing when the step calls a subsequence.

Do you want to add the results of your private sequence to the report?

If you do not want an specific step to appear in the report you could Go to the Step Properties->Run Options and uncheck the record result box.

Hope it helps.

Antonio Lie

[Levente]

Hi Antonio,

What I wanted to achieve was to hide subsequences of a sequence when a sequence is reused during development.

However it seems that this is a TestStand limitation.

Thanks.

[Antonio Lie]

Levente,

Do you want to hide the sequences to protect intellectual property?
In TestStand 3.5 a feature to protect sequence files was introduced.
This feature prevents other users to view and edit specific sequence files.
There is not a way to protect individual sequences though.
If you want to protect intellectual property you could move your "private" sequence to a protected sequence file.

Hope it helps.

Regards.

Antonio Lie.