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RadiMation version 4.4 contains an EUT Window, which includes a tab-screen on which ‘EUT information’ can be set.
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= Question =
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This list of information items is a general list of items that affect almost all EUT’s. However some customers do not need certain fields. And other customers always need some additional fields.
 
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This list of information items is fixed, and cannot be extended. This request should make it possible to have the possibility to add and remove other ‘information’ fields.
 
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In some situations, it is imaginable that for a certain EUT extra information fields are included. Some examples of additional information fields that can be needed:
 
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- Motor capacity
 
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- Microcontroller board Firmware
 
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- Website name of product
 
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- Responsible engineer
 
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- Name of account manager
 
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- Market on which the product will be solved
 
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- etc..
 
  
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The implementation of this wish should make it possible for end-users to specify ‘Customizable EUT Information items’. The end-user can add an unlimited number of information items, and for each Information item a ‘string’ value can be specified.
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Can we include EUT specific information in the EUT Window?
  
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Each name of a information item should be unique compared to all other names in the information items list.
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= Answer =
  
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The current tab-window already includes a list of information items. These textboxes can be removed, and should be included in the list of ‘Customizable information items’
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RadiMation version 4.4 contains an EUT Window, which includes a tab-screen on which 'EUT information' can be set.
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This list of information items is a general list of items that affect almost all EUT’s. However some customers do not need certain fields. And other customers always need some additional fields. This list of information items is fixed, and cannot be extended. In some situations, it is imaginable that for a certain EUT extra information fields are included. Some examples of additional information fields that can be needed:
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* Motor capacity
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* Microcontroller board Firmware
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* Website name of product
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* Responsible engineer
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* Name of account manager
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* Market on which the product will be solved
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* etc..
  
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Each value of ‘customizable information item’ is a string. No other types are possible like: ‘Date’, ‘value’, ‘boolean’, ‘hyperlink’, etc…
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From RadiMation version 4.5 and higher, it is possible for end-users to specify 'Customizable EUT Information items'. The end-user can add an unlimited number of information items, and for each Information item a 'string' value can be specified.
  
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The list of information items will be represented as a ‘list control’ with two columns: ‘Name’ and ‘Value’. If a value needs to be changed, the value will be edited in-line. Multi line values are allowed. If a name needs to be changed, the name will be edited in-line. It is not possible to specify a name that is already available.
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Each name of an information item should be unique compared to all other names in the information items list.
  
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Three buttons will be available below the list. ‘Add’, ‘Edit’ and ‘Remove’.  
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The list of information items will be represented as a 'list control' with two columns: 'Name' and 'Value'. If a value needs to be changed, the value can be edited in-line. Multi-line values are allowed. If a name needs to be changed, the name can  be edited in-line. It is not possible to specify a name that is already available.
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- Add will create a new row, and will insert the edit point in the name of the information item
 
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- Edit will set the edit-point in the value of the information item
 
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- Delete will remove the selected information items. A confirmation will be asked!
 
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The ‘Edit’ and ‘Delete’ buttons are enabled when only one information item line is selected
 
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The ‘Delete’ button is enabled when multiple information item lines are selected
 
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The ‘Add’ button is always enabled.
 
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Double clicking in the information item name will activate the edit-point in the name field. Single Clicking on the information item value will activate the edit-point in the value field.
 
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If the file containing the ‘Information item list’ is marked as ‘read-only’, the contents of the information item list are not editable. Also no new information items can be added.
 
  
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The list box will automatically adjust the separator bar just after the widest ‘Information item name’.
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Three buttons are be available below the list. 'Add', 'Edit' and 'Remove':
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The height of each line of the information item list is depending on the height of the value of the information item. All texts that are too long to fit on the width of the value-column, will be auto-wrapped. ‘Hard enters’ will always wrap to the next line.
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* 'Add' will create a new row, and will insert the edit point in the name of the information item
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Clicking on the column header will sort the contents of the listbox in alphabetic order. If the same column header is clicked again, the sorting will be reversed.
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* 'Edit' will set the edit-point in the value of the information item
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The information item list will be alphabeticly sorted on the information item name, when it is first shown.
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* 'Delete' will remove the selected information items. A confirmation will be asked!
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The 'Edit' and 'Delete' buttons are enabled when only one information item line is selected
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The 'Delete' button is enabled when multiple information item lines are selected
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The 'Add' button is always enabled.
  
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All Information items can be included in a report. The report generator code is similar to: ||EUT|<INFORMATION ITEM NAME>||. The report generator will check the list of information items as last. This means that other Report generator codes of the EUT file will have a higher priority to be included in the report.
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Double clicking in the information item name will activate the edit-point in the name field, then the name of the information item can be changed. Single Clicking on the information item value will activate the edit-point in the value field, the value of the information item can then be changed.
  
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A ‘|’ is not allowed in the information item name to prevent confusion of the report templates. Valid characters in the information item name are: ‘a-zA-Z0-9’ and the dot ‘.’, dash ‘-‘, underscore ‘_’, hash ‘#’ and plus ‘+’. Spaces are allowed, but not at the begin or the end. Other characters are not allowed in the information item name. All characters are allowed in the value of a information item.
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Clicking on a column header will sort the contents of the listbox in alphabetic order. If the same column header is clicked again, the sorting will be reversed. The information item list will be alphabeticly sorted on the information item name, when it is first shown.
  
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No parent-child relation is possible in the Information item list. A parent-child relation can be ‘simulated’ by using the . as a separator in the information item names. (See the Firefox configuration window)
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All Information items can be included in a report. The report generator code is similar to: ||EUT|<INFORMATION ITEM NAME>||. Where the <INFORMATION ITEM NAME> should be the name of the requested information itme. The report generator will check the list of information items as last. This means that other Report generator codes of the EUT file will have a higher priority to be included in the report.
  
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No value checking will be done on the ‘value’ of a information item. It is however possible that other parts of the software are using the specified values. In this situation, the part that is using a set value should perform the validation of the set value.
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A '|' is not allowed in the information item name to prevent confusion of the report templates. Valid characters in the information item name are: 'a-zA-Z0-9' and the dot '.', dash '-', underscore '_', hash '#' and plus '+'. Spaces are allowed, but not at the begin or the end. Other characters are not allowed in the information item name. All characters are allowed in the value of a information item.
  
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When a new EUT is created, the list of information items will be pre-filled with a list of information items. This list is generated from the ‘EUTInformationItems’ setting that is included in the EUTINFO.INI file. This settings is a ‘;’ separated list of Information item names. All INI-keys described below are included in the “[EUTInformation]”-section in the EUTINFO.INI file. The EUTINFO.INI file is included in the configured CONFDVDR directory. RadiMation will only read this configuration file during the startup, and it will never write any information to this file.
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== Predefinition of information items ==
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EUTInformationItems=<ParamName1>;<ParamName2>;<ParamName3>;….
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When a new EUT is created, the list of information items will be pre-filled with a list of information items. This list is generated from information that is configured in the EUTINFO.INI file. The EUTINFO.INI file is included in the configured CONFDVDR directory.  
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Based on the INI-keys that are included in the '[EUTInformation]'-section of the EUTINFO.INI file, the list of information items can be customized.
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RadiMation will only read this configuration file during the startup, and it will never write any information to this file.
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EUTInformationItems=<ParamName1>;<ParamName2>;<ParamName3>
 
Each Information item can have a list of values, which can be configured like
 
Each Information item can have a list of values, which can be configured like
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EUTInformationItem<NAME>List=<Value1>;<Value2>;<Value3>;….
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EUTInformationItem<NAME>List=<Value1>;<Value2>;<Value3>
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In this key, as part of the <NAME>, all characters other than “A-Za-z0-9” will be removed.
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The '<NAME>' in this key is a reference to the name of the Information item. As part of the '<NAME>', all characters other than 'A-Za-z0-9' will be removed, also spaces will be removed!
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If one of the values is “<CUSTOM>” than the end-user is also allowed to specify any other value, not included in the list.
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If one of the values is "<CUSTOM>" than the end-user is also allowed to specify any other value, not included in the list.
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If no List is specified for a EUT Information item, then it will assume that only “<CUSTOM>” is specified.
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If no List is specified for a EUT Information item, then it will assume that only "<CUSTOM>" is specified, and the end-user can specify any value. If only a list of values is specified (without the "<CUSTOM>" part), then the end-user can only select one of the specified values.
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A default value can be selected by using:
 
A default value can be selected by using:
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EUTInformationItem<NAME>Default=<VALUE>
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EUTInformationItem<NAME>Default=<VALUE>
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In this key, as part of the <NAME>, all characters other than “A-Za-z0-9” will be removed.
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The '<NAME>' in this key is a reference to the name of the Information item. As part of the '<NAME>', all characters other than 'A-Za-z0-9' will be removed, also spaces will be removed!
 
If no <VALUE> is specified or the key is not available, an empty string will be assumed. No cross-checking will happen with the list of allowed values. So it is possible to specify a default value that is not included in the list of values.
 
If no <VALUE> is specified or the key is not available, an empty string will be assumed. No cross-checking will happen with the list of allowed values. So it is possible to specify a default value that is not included in the list of values.
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An example:
 
An example:
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EUTInformationItems=Motor Capacity;Number of Doors;Trunk;Gearbox;Length;Chassis Width
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[EUTInformation]
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EUTInformationItemNumberofDoorsList=2;3;4;5
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EUTInformationItems=Motor Capacity;Number of Doors;Trunk;Gearbox;Length;Chassis Width
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EUTInformationItemNumberOfDoorsDefault=5
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EUTInformationItemNumberofDoorsList=2;3;4;5
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EUTInformationItemTrunkList=Yes;No;<CUSTOM>
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EUTInformationItemNumberOfDoorsDefault=5
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EUTInformationItemGearboxList=Manual;Automatic;<CUSTOM>
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EUTInformationItemTrunkList=Yes;No;<CUSTOM>
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EUTInformationItemGearboxList=Manual;Automatic;<CUSTOM>
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Revision as of 08:08, 22 February 2006

Question

Can we include EUT specific information in the EUT Window?

Answer

RadiMation version 4.4 contains an EUT Window, which includes a tab-screen on which 'EUT information' can be set. This list of information items is a general list of items that affect almost all EUT’s. However some customers do not need certain fields. And other customers always need some additional fields. This list of information items is fixed, and cannot be extended. In some situations, it is imaginable that for a certain EUT extra information fields are included. Some examples of additional information fields that can be needed:

  • Motor capacity
  • Microcontroller board Firmware
  • Website name of product
  • Responsible engineer
  • Name of account manager
  • Market on which the product will be solved
  • etc..

From RadiMation version 4.5 and higher, it is possible for end-users to specify 'Customizable EUT Information items'. The end-user can add an unlimited number of information items, and for each Information item a 'string' value can be specified.

Each name of an information item should be unique compared to all other names in the information items list.

The list of information items will be represented as a 'list control' with two columns: 'Name' and 'Value'. If a value needs to be changed, the value can be edited in-line. Multi-line values are allowed. If a name needs to be changed, the name can be edited in-line. It is not possible to specify a name that is already available.

Three buttons are be available below the list. 'Add', 'Edit' and 'Remove':

  • 'Add' will create a new row, and will insert the edit point in the name of the information item
  • 'Edit' will set the edit-point in the value of the information item
  • 'Delete' will remove the selected information items. A confirmation will be asked!

The 'Edit' and 'Delete' buttons are enabled when only one information item line is selected The 'Delete' button is enabled when multiple information item lines are selected The 'Add' button is always enabled.

Double clicking in the information item name will activate the edit-point in the name field, then the name of the information item can be changed. Single Clicking on the information item value will activate the edit-point in the value field, the value of the information item can then be changed.

Clicking on a column header will sort the contents of the listbox in alphabetic order. If the same column header is clicked again, the sorting will be reversed. The information item list will be alphabeticly sorted on the information item name, when it is first shown.

All Information items can be included in a report. The report generator code is similar to: ||EUT|<INFORMATION ITEM NAME>||. Where the <INFORMATION ITEM NAME> should be the name of the requested information itme. The report generator will check the list of information items as last. This means that other Report generator codes of the EUT file will have a higher priority to be included in the report.

A '|' is not allowed in the information item name to prevent confusion of the report templates. Valid characters in the information item name are: 'a-zA-Z0-9' and the dot '.', dash '-', underscore '_', hash '#' and plus '+'. Spaces are allowed, but not at the begin or the end. Other characters are not allowed in the information item name. All characters are allowed in the value of a information item.

Predefinition of information items

When a new EUT is created, the list of information items will be pre-filled with a list of information items. This list is generated from information that is configured in the EUTINFO.INI file. The EUTINFO.INI file is included in the configured CONFDVDR directory. Based on the INI-keys that are included in the '[EUTInformation]'-section of the EUTINFO.INI file, the list of information items can be customized.

RadiMation will only read this configuration file during the startup, and it will never write any information to this file. 

EUTInformationItems=<ParamName1>;<ParamName2>;<ParamName3>

Each Information item can have a list of values, which can be configured like 

EUTInformationItem<NAME>List=<Value1>;<Value2>;<Value3>

The '<NAME>' in this key is a reference to the name of the Information item. As part of the '<NAME>', all characters other than 'A-Za-z0-9' will be removed, also spaces will be removed! If one of the values is "<CUSTOM>" than the end-user is also allowed to specify any other value, not included in the list. If no List is specified for a EUT Information item, then it will assume that only "<CUSTOM>" is specified, and the end-user can specify any value. If only a list of values is specified (without the "<CUSTOM>" part), then the end-user can only select one of the specified values.

A default value can be selected by using: 

EUTInformationItem<NAME>Default=<VALUE>

The '<NAME>' in this key is a reference to the name of the Information item. As part of the '<NAME>', all characters other than 'A-Za-z0-9' will be removed, also spaces will be removed! If no <VALUE> is specified or the key is not available, an empty string will be assumed. No cross-checking will happen with the list of allowed values. So it is possible to specify a default value that is not included in the list of values.

An example: 

[EUTInformation]
EUTInformationItems=Motor Capacity;Number of Doors;Trunk;Gearbox;Length;Chassis Width
EUTInformationItemNumberofDoorsList=2;3;4;5
EUTInformationItemNumberOfDoorsDefault=5
EUTInformationItemTrunkList=Yes;No;<CUSTOM>
EUTInformationItemGearboxList=Manual;Automatic;<CUSTOM>
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