Post-Test Preferences

Action: Testing PASSED / Action: Testing FAILED

There are different actions that may be taken based on whether a test Passes or Fails, and whether the test is automatically stopped (i.e. the test has run for the set duration) or manually stopped by the user pressing the Stop button.

Auto Stop

Actions specific to automatically stopped tests are described below.

Stop Tests (Normal behavior)

This option will stop all the running tests and close all test windows. The Result window indicating a PASS or FAIL will be displayed. This is the normal default setting.

Run external application and exit

To help with the process of test automation it is possible to have BurnInTest run an external application, and exit automatically, after the tests have been completed. This could be used, for example, to call an application or batch file that would undertake a different type of testing (e.g. PassMark PerformanceTest) or customer specific reporting.

Exit and Reboot PC

This will exit BurnInTest and issue a system reboot command.

Manual Stop

Actions specific to manually stopped tests are described below.

Stop Tests (Normal behavior)

This option will stop all the running tests and close all test windows. This is the normal default setting.

Display option to run application

This option allows tests to be stopped prior to reaching the test duration, while maintaining a post test process that is consistent with the automatic stop actions (such as customer specific reporting). BurnInTest can display an option to the user asking whether they want to run the Post test application after a test run is manually stopped. If the user selects to run the external application, BurnInTest will exit after running the application. If the user selects not to run the external application, then BurnInTest will not exit.

Always display result Window

By default, this option is unchecked, and the result window indicating PASS/FAIL is only displayed after the Auto Stop, Stop Tests option. The user may specify to display this result window for the other options (i.e. manually stopped tests, and running an external application). If this option is checked the result window will be displayed after any external application is run, and before exiting BurnInTest.

Use System Beep on auto stop

When selected, the system beep will occur when a test is automatically stopped. This is to alert a nearby user that the test is completed.

External Application

This specifies the application to be run if the appropriate option above is selected.

Parameters

This specifies any parameters to launch the external application with.

A number of variable parameters are supported. These parameters will be substituted with fixed strings enclosed in double quotes (“”). These are:

%RESULT -  “PASS” or “FAIL” will be substituted if the test is stopped automatically. If the test is manually stopped by the user, “PASS (manual abort)” or “FAIL (manual abort)” will be substituted.

%SERIAL – The serial number will be substituted.

%MACHINETYPE – The machine type will be substituted.

%NOTES – The notes will be substituted.