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5.2.1 Adding Data Points from a Protocol Template
Protocol templates can also be used to add points to a protocol component. For instance, you could
use a template to add the data points provided by an optional device feature. You can do this by
retrieving the data points from a protocol template.
To do this:
In the left pane, click the protocol instance to which you want to add the data points.
In the Tools menu, click New Points from Template.
A standard Windows “Open” dialog box appears.
In the Templates folder for the protocol type you selected, choose the “.tpl” file you want to
use, and click Open.
A dialog box appears, prompting you for the optional prefix and suffix to be added to every new
data point name. The upper portion of the dialog box provides information about the open
template file, while the lower portion shows warning and error messages.
Specify a prefix and a suffix, if applicable.
The new data points now appear in their respective categories under the selected protocol instance,
and their names contain the specified prefix and suffix.
Note that the prefix and suffix are not applied to logical data points, and that the logical data
points are reset every time you add data points from a protocol template. You should, therefore,
configure these data points once you have completed the list of physical data points.
5.3 Creating a Template from a Master Protocol
Instance
You can create a template of a master protocol instance, which you can retrieve later in order to
quickly generate new protocol instances.
To create the template:
In the File menu, click Save As Template.
Choose the Templates folder in which you want to store the template, type a significant name
for the template file, and click Save.
Note that a template file can contain only one protocol instance. So if you want to create templates
for several protocol instances, create a new configuration for each one and save individual
templates.
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