Tests based on Fault templates can be used to represent a prior diagnosis for which a troubleshooting process must be created. To do this, you can define tests in eXpress that map to previously-isolated fault groups and then use these tests as starting points for additional diagnostics. In eXpress, template-based tests must reside in test sets whose usage has been set to “Template-Based Fault Detection” (allowed when the Maintenance is licensed). You can set the usage using a drop box on the test set Details panel (depicted below) or within Grid View.
Attempts to make a Template-based test before this is done will result in the error message shown to the right alerting the Analyst to go back and define the usage in the tests to be included for tests based on fault templates.
When you edit a test set whose usage is set to “Template-Based Fault Detection”, then all icons will be disabled on the Test Set Editing toolbar (depicted at right) except for the icon used to create tests based on fault templates. If you click on this icon, then the following dialog will appear:
Use the button in the lower right corner to toggle between listing the fault templates by name or by assigned fault code.
To simplify the selection process, there are a variety of ways to filter the fault template list—by type, by status, based on selected objects, etc. At the bottom, there is a filter box that allows you to list only templates whose names (or assigned fault codes) contain specified text.
Select the fault templates for which you wish to create tests and then click on the Create button.
