OtfReference
The reference provides instructions, solutions for possible questions and tips for using the Open Test Framework. Please select one of the main topics below for further information.
Contents
Introduction
| Overview | At first glance |
| Main Features | What you can expect |
| System Requirements | What you need |
| First Steps | Step by step tutorial for the first usage |
| Licensing | Transparent software protection system |
| Release Notes | Describes corrections, changes or enhancements |
| List of Folders | Lists all folders used by the OTF |
General information
| Solutions and Projects | Managing solutions, projects, and documents |
| Workflow Designer | Graphical editing of OTX procedures |
| Expression Editor | Editor to create OTX terms |
| OTL Editor | Programming of OTX procedures with OTL |
| Player Editor | Creating of stand alone executable testers |
| Execution of procedures | Different possibilities to execute test sequences |
| Sharing of projects | Deployment of test sequences (PTX files) and players (PPX files) |
| OTX Templates | Quick and easy creation of user specific structured projects, documents and procedures |
| Version Control | Integration of Tortoise-SVN in OTF |
| Diagnosic Runtime System | Managages the communication between the diagnostic application and the ECU via a MVCI-Server |
| Lifecycle-Management | Admin-Data (Release and Versioning) |
| Easy Mode (Test-Step Mode) | Simplified mode for creation of test sequences using test modules |
| ODX Access Path | Fix connection from OTX to ODX data |
| Literal Values | Examples of literals used in OTF |
Access to external systems (OTX Mapping)
| Data Binding & Mapping | General information |
| OTX Mapping | Detailed information |
| Generic-Screen | Generic generation of screens only based on Screen Signatures |
| Old Screen-Mapping | Obsoleted, please use OTX Mapping! Bounds properties of controls found in a form of an Windows Forms Binary. |
Program settings
| OTF Settings (Global) | Settings which are related to the OTF |
| Solution Settings | Settings which are related to the current solution |
| Project Settings | Settings which are related to the selected project |
| Player Project Settings | Settings which are related to the selected player project |
| Document Settings | Settings which are related to the selected document |
| Validity Settings | Settings which are related to the selected validity |
| Signature Settings | Settings which are related to the selected signature |
| Declaration Settings | Settings which are related to the selected declaration |
| Procedure Settings | Settings which are related to the selected procedure |
| Ribbon (Menu Bar) | Main OTF commands and settings grouped by functionality |
| Toolbox | All OTX activities and player controls grouped by categories |
| Start Page | Central entry point |
| Solution Overview Page | Displays OTX solution in simple layouts |
| Solution Explorer | Displays the OTX solution in a detailed hierarchy structure |
| Declarations Explorer | Allows to view and manage all declarations of the current document |
| Overview Window | Displays the entire current workflow in a small size for navigation |
| Specification Window | Allows to view and edit the specification of the selected element |
| OTX (XML) Window | Displays the OTX (XML) code of the selected element in workflow |
| Meta-Data Window | Allows to modify the Meta-Data of the selected element in the solution or in a workflow |
| Properties Window | Central window to edit properties |
| Output Window | Displays all output information from OTF |
| Error List | Displays the results of the constant validation |
| Trace Window | Displays the the communication and variables trace |
| Search && Replace | Window to search and replace OTX objects |
| Search Results Window | Displays all matches found |
| Watch Window | Allows to display and change the value of monitored elements during a debug session |
| Status Bar | Displays and edit central state information |
