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Sub-Schedule (Subroutine) Feature

Introduction Sub-Schedule

Our current programming approach relies on traditional scheduling methods, but it lacks modularity and is difficult to maintain.

Now, we are introducing an innovative sub-Schedule method that significantly enhances modularity, improves maintainability, and strengthens information hiding.

With this cutting-edge approach, you'll enjoy a simpler, more efficient, and flexible development experience, making it easier to tackle complex projects!

We have integrated the concepts of encapsulation and reusability into our Schedule and Sub-Schedule methods, delivering a powerful solution that enhances efficiency and flexibility in your development process.

Only one-layer Sub-Schedule is supported
The left is main Schedule and the right are Sub-Schedules

Advantages

Modular Testing Routines

With Sub-Schedule, you can create reusable testing routines that can be easily put into your main schedule, like in programming. This allows you to avoid redundancy and maintain cleaner, more organized schedules.

Flexibility

Quickly adapt your testing protocols by modifying Sub-Schedules without the need to overhaul the entire main schedule. This flexibility is essential for R&D environments where testing parameters may frequently change.

Streamline Test Design

Reuse commonly performed test sequences to create new battery test recipes faster and more efficiently, reducing the need for repetitive setup.

Enhanced Version Control

Maintain better organization and oversight of test variations by isolating and reusing critical components within tests, ensuring consistency across different test versions.

Simplified Workflow

Easily integrate previously validated test segments into new tests, enabling smoother test creation while maintaining the accuracy of complex battery testing protocols.

Simplified Managed Tests

Reuse commonly performed test sequences to create new battery test recipes faster and more efficiently, reducing the need for repetitive setup.

Reusability

Easily integrate previously validated test segments into new tests, enabling smoother test creation while maintaining the accuracy of complex battery testing protocols.

Adaptability

Reuse commonly performed test sequences to create new battery test recipes faster and more efficiently, reducing the need for repetitive setup.

Limitations

NOT Schedule

Sub-Schedule cannot convert to main Schedule and cannot run as main schedule or independent schedule.

Schedule NOT A SubSchedule

Main schedule cannot acts a sub-schedule and cannot run as step of another main schedule

Maximum Subroutines

Only allowing Sub Schedule and Main Schedule Steps together must be less than or equal to 5000

NOT Nested Sub-Schedule

Sub-Schedule cannot reference other schedule or Sub-Schedule to form a nested

Multiple Reference

Many schedules can reference to one or multiple sub-schedules and default global setting from running schedule and allow to overwrite in sub-schedules

Carbon Copy

Sub-Schedule subsequence change will NOT reflect to previous reference, and must FORCE update

Sub-Schedule Editor

We have a Sub Schedule folder in the Schedule Editor. The way to create a Sub Schedule is the same as creating a Schedule

Managed Sub-Schedule

Assignment

Here is how you assign sub schedule

Monitor Test (Monitor & Control)

Channel View in the Monitor & Control window will also show whether the test is in a SubSchedule step.

Data Query

A new field in SQL will be added, "Sub_Step_ID" to the database Event_Table, Resume_Table, and other related database tables so that users may view the corresponding data when querying results.

Viewing Data

When exporting data to Excel or CSV file, a new column for SubSch Step has been added.

Sub-Schedule (Subroutine) Feature

Introduction Sub-Schedule