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Version 2.5 (R2010a) SystemTest Software

This table summarizes what's new in Version 2.5 (R2010a):

New Features and Changes	Version Compatibility Considerations	Fixed Bugs and Known Problems	Related Documentation at Web Site
Yes Details below	Yes Summary	Bug Reports Includes fixes	Printable Release Notes: PDF Current product documentation

New features and changes introduced in this version are:

• Test Case Editor and Signal Authoring

• Support for Requirements Linking

• Test Property Enhancements

• Plot Element Transition, Conversion Utility

Test Case Editor and Signal Authoring

You can create signals in the SystemTest™ software and use them to test a Simulink model. The Test Case Editor provides a graphical way of creating, editing, and visualizing signal data in SystemTest.

The tool provides the ability to create signals based on commonly used patterns and to specify values for attributes of those signal segments. You can easily create the following types of signals: constant, step, ramp, pulse, square, sine, and custom.

The tool also allows you to view and manage signals, and to organize them into test cases. You can manage a large number of test cases and signals. The Test Case Editor is accessed through the Test Case Data test vector in the SystemTest software.

For information on using the Test Case Editor, see Authoring Signals in the Test Case Editor.

Support for Requirements Linking

You can link test cases created in the new Test Case Editor to requirements that are in Telelogic DOORS^®. This is done through the Requirements tab in the Test Case Editor. The integration allows you to easily link any DOORS requirements to any test cases by selecting them by their object headings.

For more information on linking requirements to test cases, see Linking to Requirements in Telelogic DOORS

Test Property Enhancements

Further enhancements were added to saving of results files in the Test Properties pane. New output folder options for the test results and the Test Report allow you to select between several relative locations, which makes moving or sharing files easier, or to assign an absolute location.

The options for results files are now on a new tab, Output Files, on the Test Properties pane.

For more information see Saving Test Results and Generating a Test Report, or the Desktop Help for the Output Files tab.

Plot Element Transition, Conversion Utility

The Vector Plot and Scalar Plot elements have been replaced by the General Plot element that was introduced in R2008b. The General Plot element supports all MATLAB plot types. You can plot any type of data, using any MATLAB plot types or Simulink data.

The General Plot element has special support for the many time-based data formats produced from a Simulink model. The supported data types include an array, a structure, a structure with time, or a time series. You can also plot Simulink data provided by test vectors, such as the Signal Builder Block test vector, the Simulink Design Verifier Data File test vector, or the Spreadsheet Data test vector.

Note   You can no longer create new Scalar Plot or Vector Plot elements. They no longer appear in the Insert menu or the New Element button.

Conversion Utility

Tests containing Scalar Plot or Vector Plot elements will not automatically load with those elements. You will be prompted to convert them to General Plot elements.

For information on performing the conversion, and conversion details about the Scalar Plot and Vector Plot elements, see Deprecated Elements.

Compatibility Considerations

The following outline describes the timing of the transition process:

• R2009a and R2009b — You should no longer create new Vector Plot or Scalar Plot elements. Tests containing the old elements continued to work, but we recommended that you do not create any new ones, and instead use the General Plot element.

• R2010a (current version) — You can no longer create new Vector Plot or Scalar Plot elements. They no longer appear in the Insert menu or the New Element button. A warning will appear if you load a test containing the old elements. Tests containing the old elements will continue to work, but you cannot create any new ones.

  You will not lose the use of the old elements in existing tests. Previously created Vector Plot and Scalar Plot elements will be converted to the General Plot element. See the previous section.

• A future release — You can no longer load tests containing Vector Plot or Scalar Plot elements. If you try to load one, you will get an error, and will have to convert the element to the General Plot element. Previously created Vector Plot and Scalar Plot elements will be converted to the General Plot element.

SystemTest Release Notes

Version 2.4 (R2009b) SystemTest Software

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