Metadata Step
Description
The Metadata step is used to either prompt the user to input metadata or load metadata automatically from a file.
Metadata is defined in the Metadata Editor, found under Tools -> Metadata Editor in the top menu.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Step |
| Description | |
| Timeout | 0 s |
| Load from file |
Name
Name specifies the name of the step.
Description
Description is an optional description of the step. The text written here will be visible in the measurement log.
Timeout
If the operator is prompted, the prompt will close after this timeout and the test will be aborted. If the value is
0 the prompt will never timeout.
Load from file
The path to the file that the step should load automatically. This property has one sub-property.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Always show Operator | No |
If Always show Operator is Yes then the operator will be prompted after the file has been loaded. If No the
Operator will not be prompted.
The file for loading metadata automatically should be a .txt file with content like in the example below.
Metadata0=example_value0
Metadata1=example_value1