How to create a new procedure

Introduction

You can use the Procedure Editor to record or create a new procedure. The Procedure Editor can also be used to view and edit the instructions within a procedure. This section describes how to use the Procedure Editor to record new procedures.

The Procedure Editor dialog box

The illustration below shows the Procedure Editor in Record mode.

How to record a procedure

The table below describes how to record a new procedure.

Step

Action

1

Open the result file in the Evaluation module.

2

Choose Procedures:Record On.

Result: The Procedure Editor dialog box opens in record mode.

3

Minimize the Procedure Editor dialog box.

4

Perform the evaluation steps that the procedure is to contain.

Result: The steps are recorded in the order that they are performed.

5

Stop the recording

  • Choose Procedures:Record Off.

or

  • Restore the minimized Procedure Editor dialog box and click the Stop button.

or

  • Restore the minimized Procedure Editor dialog box and select Control:End Record.

6

Choose File:Save or File:Save As in the dialog box.

Result: The Save As dialog box opens.

7

  • Type a name for the new procedure in the Procedure name text box.

  • Select the Global procedure checkbox if desired (see further information below).

  • Click OK.

Result: The procedure is saved and available for future use.

8

Click the Close button to close the dialog box.

How to create a Global procedure

You can choose to save the new procedure as a Global procedure. This makes the procedure available to all users. The procedure will have (Global) before the name to designate that it is available to all users.

You must have Edit global list(s) authorization to be able to save Global procedures.

How to build a procedure with instructions

You can select instructions in the Procedure Editor dialog box to build a complete procedure step by step. The procedure instructions are described in Procedure instructions. The table below describes how to create a new procedure with instructions.

Step

Action

1

Choose Procedures:Edit:New.

Result: The Procedure Editor opens in Edit mode.

2

  • Select an instruction from the Instruction list.

  • Type the appropriate parameters in the Parameter field.

  • Click Insert.

3

Repeat step 2 until the procedure is complete.

4

Choose File:Save.

5

Type a procedure name and click OK.

6

Click the Close button in the Procedure Editor.

2005-06-15