SuperNova Technical FAQ Documentation 2012
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1. Can I change the way Supernova lays out my socket windows in Test Execution Yes you can do this by customizing the HMI Template definition in the Default Station Project xml file refer to the Supernova User Manual I am programmatically sending some HMI socket messages when I run Test execution I cannot see them anywhere What is wrong You should verify that the CustomMessageRegion child element in the Station Project xml file for the Active HMI template has the show attribute set to true am programmatically trying to display custom fields in my HMI socket window when I run the Test Execution cannot see them anywhere What is wrong You should verify that the CustomFieldsRegion child element in the Station Project xml file for the Active HMI template has the show attribute set to true If you cannot find an answer to your question here please contact Alfamation at info alfamationglobal com2. in Supernova However make sure to disable it in production because it could create significant overhead in terms of execution times Supernova always starts with Watches disabled even if the feature was left open How can I pass custom information among process callbacks and my application sequence file Use the Data custom container available in the Project and Socket containers Those structures are available for all process and test application callbacks Can I use All Executions Share The Same File Globals option for my MasterSequence file in process set or development Yes But keep in mind that doing so means you lose the advantage of using Variants to deviate FileGlobals in your test application Can I use FileGlobals as a global variable container Yes but we recommend using Notifications Queues for this purpose because FileGlobals are not multithread safe Can I add my Resource Type description in Supernova Yes please refer to the Supernova User Manual for further instructions To use your definitions in Supernova there is a full set of APIs available for LabVIEW Win32 environments and NET Can debug the entire process in Test Execution HMI Yes check the Run Start Process in Test Execution HMI in Supernova Options select the HMI Full Debug template that comes with Supernova and take advantage of all the features Can debug the entire process in Master Sequence Editor Yes uncheck th
3. SuperNova Technical FAQ Documentation 2012 Development and Debugging Can an NI TestStand test sequence be imported into Supernova Yes users can import a TestStand test sequence but it may not leverage many of Supernova s features There are specific steps you must take to ensure a seamless import What background knowledge must have to use Supernova NI TestStand experience is required to work with Supernova Is it possible to customize the TestStand process model Supernova uses its own process model for single and parallel test The process model calls customizable functions as Teststand sequences making user interaction simpler You don t need to be expert with deep process model knowledge Can I add my custom Step Types to Supernova Yes Basically everything that is possible in TestStand is also possible in Supernova because it is 100 TestStand compliant Can I open sequence files that have developed in Supernova using the TestStand sequence editor Yes all Supernova sequence files are 100 TestStand compliant Can I change the parameters passed to a standard Supernova callback i e my test project MainSequence or any process callback No the parameters structure is used by the Supernova process model and cannot be changed Additionally there is no need to change it since all relevant information is passed in and out Does Supernova provide the Watches feature Yes a full featured Watch function is available
4. e Run Start Process in Test Execution HMI in Supernova Options and click on Start Process in Master Sequence Editor When I have break at first step checked in Master Sequence Editor and I click on Start Process with the Run Start Process in Test Execution HMI option unchecked how does Supernova behave Supernova will break at the first step of all process related callbacks giving the feeling of the actual process flow If forget to remove a breakpoint in my sequence file is it maintained when I execute the process in the Test Execution HMI The breakpoint will be honored in the Test Execution HMI unless the TestStand and Supernova privileges that apply for the current user and context are against breaking at breakpoints In particular the Supernova custom privilege called Custom gt Supernova gt TestRun gt AllowBreakpoints prevents breakpoints from operating in the Test Execution HMI when set to false Can define my custom users in Supernova Supernova installs with a pre configured number of users However since Supernova inherits the users defined in the TestStand sequence editor you have full freedom in configuring your own users and privileges Why does Supernova allow the creation of multiple profile projects in the same installation You can have an unlimited number of different profile projects in your station However only two of them will be used by the Process Model Default Profile For Produc
5. ing if at least one file in the project is checked out Therefore mixed situations possible if working manually may create conflicts We recommend when possible that users avoid manual management on workspaces managed by Supernova Is file locking used by Supernova in the Perforce and Subversion plug ins No currently Supernova does not support this feature What does it mean if Supernova reports that a project is out of date Supernova treats a project in an atomic way A project is considered out of date when at least one of the following conditions is met e Files are checked out for editing e Atleast one versioned file is modified e Atleast one versioned file was manually deleted e There is at least one unversioned file in the local copy What happens when a Revert command is issued e All versioned files that are modified are reverted back to the depot repo content e All unversioned files are permanently removed from the local copy e After a Revert command the project is considered up to date What happens when a Submit Commit is issued on a project e All versioned files in the local copy that are recognized as modified are submitted to the depot repo e Manually deleted files are also deleted from the depot repo e Unversioned files are added to the depot repo and placed under Software Revision Control What happens when Update Sync to Revision is issued The local copy of the project will be an exact snapshot
6. of the content revision This means that all pending changes are reverted to the depot repo content All unversioned files are permanently removed What happens when Rollback to revision is issued This is the same as Update Sync to revision with the only IMPORTANT difference that a new highest revision is created containing the exact snapshot or the provided revision the overall effect is that all revisions from the latest to the selected one are backed out In other words all changes from the latest revision to the selected one are removed This feature must be used with care Does Supernova support branches in term of software revision management architecture No branch is an advanced feature outside the scope of Supernova Does Supernova support merging in terms of software revision management architecture No not unless the software revision management plug in merges files when updating e g Subversion Any conflict and merge resolution must be done manually Test Execution HMI Can customize the details shown in the Test Execution HMI You can customize almost all details and their appearance Supernova also allows you to prepare predefined HMI layouts that are easily interchanged in System Set gt HMI tab In the Supernova User Manual there is a detailed description on how to customize the templates Supernova installs 2 basic Templates Minimal and Full Debug that are suitable in almost all use cases
7. tion and Default Profile For Service They are set in your Default Station Project What is the profile project that can be used in all possible scenarios In test execution amp development it is the Default Profile For Production In service it is the Default Profile For Service In process set it is the currently opened project Why does Supernova allow creation of multiple station projects in the same installation You can have an unlimited number of different station projects in your installation However only one will be used by the Process Model To set a certain Station Project as the Default open it in System Set and push the Set As Default button in the Ribbon SuperNova Release Management Which release management packages does Supernova supports Supernova supports Subversion and Perforce However through its plug in structure additional packages can be added Why is my project marked as conflicted and is not editable Supernova does not make any decision on conflicted depots repos in such a case it attempts to open the project in read only mode while waiting for the user to resolve conflicts manually The only action available is Revert Why is my project marked as read only when using the Perforce Plug in There are several reasons this may occur e The project is conflicted e A Check out request was not made after the last Submit Supernova assumes that a project is checked out for edit
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