CTA Data Management & Result Logging 3

Question 1

What is the recommended approach in TestStand to prevent the result listener from blocking the test execution thread when writing to a slow database?

Accepted Answer

Use asynchronous logging by offloading database writes to a worker thread

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Disable the result listener and write results manually

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Reduce the number of logged steps

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Switch to the Text Report result listener

Question 2

In the TestStand database schema, which column in the STEP_RESULT table indicates whether a step passed or failed?

Accepted Answer

STATUS

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STEP_STATUS

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PASS_FAIL

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RESULT_CODE

Question 3

When a TestStand sequence calls a subsequence, how are the subsequence's step results represented in the result list hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Nested under the calling step's result as child results

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Flattened into the parent sequence's result list

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Stored in a separate parallel result list

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Discarded unless explicitly copied

Question 4

Which TestStand feature allows administrators to configure how long test result data is retained in the database before automatic deletion?

Accepted Answer

Database Logger configuration with a data retention policy or purge stored procedure

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Station Options → Result Logging tab

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Process model sequence property

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Execution Monitor settings

Question 5

What is the role of the 'Batch Serial Number' in TestStand result logging?

Accepted Answer

It provides a human-readable label for a group of UUTs tested in the same batch run

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It identifies the software version of the test sequence

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It replaces the UUT serial number in multi-site testing

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It is the primary key for the STEP_RESULT table

Question 6

Which TestStand API call retrieves a specific property value from a step result stored in the RunState.ResultList for custom post-processing?

Accepted Answer

ResultList.GetPropertyObject() with a path expression

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Engine.GetResultProperty()

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Step.GetResult().Value

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Execution.ResultList.LookupItem()

Question 7

When deploying a TestStand system to production, what is the best practice for managing database connection strings used by the result listener?

Accepted Answer

Store the connection string in a station globals file or external configuration file that can be updated without modifying sequences

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Hard-code the connection string in the process model sequence

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Embed the connection string in each test sequence file

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Use a fixed local database that cannot be changed after deployment