Menu items¶

The menu items are described in the following explanations:

File
Edit
View
Window
Options
Extras
Help

File¶

New: A new and empty package, project or mapping can be cretaed at this menu item. Packages can be generated either empty or by using a template.
Open: This menu item serves to load a further package, project or mapping. There is the additional possibility of opening a test report in the form of a file .trf which will then be displayed in the Report viewer.
Open link: This menu item can be used to load another package or project via a dialog using the tracetronic:// protocol (example: "tracetronic:///C:/.../Package.pkg"). It is also possible to open a test report via this dialog, which is then displayed in the Report viewer. The context menu of the report viewer allows copying package and report links.
Last opened: Here the packages and projects are shown which were opened last; so they can be accessed quickly again. By means of the menu Options ‣ Settings‣ History you can determine the number of elements to be shown.
[Target]: This menu item shows only the target (package, project, mapping, …) on which the following commands (Close, Save) will be executed. No command is executed by selecting this item.
Close: The package/project displayed here in square brackets will be closed.
Save (as/as template): The package/project shown above can be saved by using this menu item. There is also an option to save the packages/project as a template for later reuse.
Save all editors: All files opened in the editor are saved. If these are new files, ecu.test queries for destination pahes.
Import: Imports a package or project from connected test management systems or from archives.
Export: Complete projects (including referenced packages and configurations) can be exported into an archive file to be transferred to other test sites where they can be re-imported. Furthermore, projects, packages and results can be exported to a supported test management system.
Change Workspace: ecu.test will be restarted in another workspace.
Exit: ecu.test is terminated.

Edit¶

The following functions are available for editing test steps:

Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
Mark all
Search for

View¶

Should the arrangement of windows have been changed, the menu items Reset view serves to go back to the original view.

Window¶

Here it can be determined which windows should be shown in the current view. The Messages window, for example, can have a negative influence on execution speed and can be blanked out here (it will continue to be filled even while blanked out).

Options¶

Settings: The settings menu opens, in which default directories, the protocol level, the program language and deletion of history can be managed.

Extras¶

trace.xplorer (basic)

Opens either the trace.xplorer basic or the trace.xplorer depending on the signal visualization settings. Both can be used to plot and analyze the signals of a trace file.

Signal Editor

The Signal Editor for creating own signal patterns, which can be integrated in ecu.test as stimuli or reference recordings, can be started here.

Utility Wizard

The utility wizard for generating your own utilities can be started here.

Edit user python library

Opens a simple editor for user-defined Python functions, in which modifications can be made. After saving and closing the dialog, the library is updated in ecu.test so that the modifications are available without a new start.

Update user libraries

If the Python library was modified outside of ecu.test, the files can be re-read here.

Import ReqIf

Opens a dialog for the import of requirements from ReqIf files. The imported requirements can then be added as an attribute to the attribute definitions of packages and projects.

Coverage

Enables coverage information to be loaded and removed. By activating the corresponding TCF option beforehand, the Test case coverage can be determined and visualized in the package editor when a test case is executed.

Load single coverage file: Extras ‣ Coverage ‣ Load coverage file…
Load all coverage files within a directory: Extras ‣ Coverage ‣ Load coverage files from directory…
Load coverage files via a project filter from test.guide reports Extras ‣ Coverage ‣ Load coverage via filter from test.guide…
Create a coverage report for all loaded coverage files: Extras ‣ Coverage ‣ Generate Coverage Report
Reset coverage visualization: Extras ‣ Coverage ‣ Clear all loaded coverage files…

Help¶

Help: Help is opened.
Change log: The change history of ecu.test is displayed.
Support request: Opens the Support wizard to collect information to be send to the technical support in case of problems.
Welcome page: Opens the information page with new features of the current version in the editor.
Info: Information about ecu.test is displayed.