file

	project (job) select / create
	test - report
	curves
	backup - functions
	set automatic backup path
	save / restore TRAS-settings
	print
	quit

Some menu items described can also be activated directly by the symbols of the tool-bar.

project (job) select / create

WinTR-AS manages all saved measured or evaluated data in a DBase compatible database. All data is organized in projects which are identified by a clear project (job) number.
Therefore it’s necessary to select an existing project (job) or to create a new project (job) if you want to save data into the database.
The actual menu item opens the following dialog „project (job) – data“.
 You can use the buttons (database navigator) on the left side below the dialog title to scan the database for existing projects.
You will get a short help text (hint) about the function of the buttons if you move the mouse cursor over one of these buttons.
After starting the WinTR-AS application the program selects the last worked project (job).

project (job) new

To create a new project (job), click to this button.

You are requested to input a new project name. The input field „project (job) No.“ is the key field for the database dataset.
The entry for the project (job) number has to be definitely and it’s not allowed to enter only characters or characters mixed with numbers.
If you have made all inputs correctly you can click the „OK“-Button and the new project (job) will be created in the database.

To select a existing project (job), click to this button.

You can select an existing project name

To rename an existing project (job), click to this button.

You can rename an existing project name, e.g. if you did an incorrect input while creating a project

The button right besides the database navigator buttons is from special interest:

This button opens an additional dialog where you can make settings regarding the „project (job) – data“ dialog. You have the possibility to activate a number of input masks, which you can select from a predefined set of masks. You are also able to modify the sequence of the masks using the control „pos.“. Please take note, that some settings exclude each other.
If you scroll through the projects you can edit all displayed data if you like, except the field „project (job) No“. If you try to edit this field, the program asks you, if you would like to create a new project (job). In this case the software checks if the new project (job) number you entered, already exists.

New : summary-signature

test - report

protocol - preview  
This menu item starts the test-report preview for the actual project (job). Before the preview is started, you can make settings regarding the following items:

  - graphic – layout
  - print resolution
  - test-report – language
  - print graphics on/off
  - continuous numbering of the wave shapes in the test-report
  - color / black-white print

You have the following choice for the picture layout:

1 = one picture per page with status window
2 = one picture per page without status window
3 = two pictures per page with status window
4 = two pictures per page without status window
5 = four pictures per page with status window
6 = four pictures per page without status window
7 = eight pictures per page with status window
8 = eight pictures per page without status window  

Furthermore you are able to select :  
    - no graphics
    - print graphics
    - waterfall-diagram
If " no graphics " is selected, then only measuring results will occur in test-report.
If " print graphics " is selected then the curves stored with measuring results will be printed as individual diagrams.
If "waterfall diagram" is choosen in drop-down list, then the selected number of curves is printed into one diagram. "Waterfall diagram" represents the display of several curves with an offset in x - and y – direction. This kind of representing was developed for the graphic evaluation of several curves. In the wasserfall - diagram there can be importantly more easily identified deviations in one impulse in correspond to a series of measurements.

You have the possibility to deselect the page numbers in the print out.

You could select a specially view settings for print out the protocol. Makes this settings with the graphic functions. 

 A test-report will be generated from the project (job) data and displayed on the screen. It depends on the quantity of the stored data how long it takes to create the test-report preview (a lot of data can take some minutes !).
After all you have the possibility to save a completed test-report preview as well and reload it later if you need it.
With the navigator buttons on the upper left side you are able to set several zoom views or to leaf through the pages of the test-report.
If the preview shows the correct test-report layout you have the possibility to print the actual test-report. You will also get hints if you move the mouse cursor on a button and wait a few seconds.

New : 

- print with special view settings
  You can select a prepared view settings file for printing all waveshapes for the test-report. For advanced printouts you can also
  select a address range for all waveshapes

- Convert protocol to MS-Word document (this is a addon-program and needs special licensing)

- print of test-date

- waterfall graphics in test-report

- standard-graphics & waterfall graphics as selection for each waveshape

Example of a Test Report with several heads, table of results and measuring waves.

test report - headline
It is possible to create a bitmap including your company logo. With this menu item you are able to choose a bitmap which will be placed to the top of your test-report page. See our example „DRSLogo.BMP“ to get information about the necessary size of the bitmap. If you do not choose any Bitmap, the test-report page header will be empty.

curves

Saving and loading or measuring curves follows depending the selected application according to the following table.

curves – load / delete

You will get a browser dialog where all saved curves in the actual project (job) are listed one below the other. You will see two lists in this dialog. The upper list shows all saved curves and the lower list shows the corresponding evaluation results of the highlighted curve.
The names of the list columns are the same as the names used in the database tables. The display form was used for better orientation if 
you want to open the database in another dBase-compatible program for view purposes. Please never edit or save main-database from WinTRAS with external tools, especially in the WinTRAS-installation folder (usually "Program Files\Dr.Strauss\WinTRAS\dbTables"). Always
create a backup of the database for data-analysis and edit this.

ATTENTION : Database can be corrupted and destroyed with those operations !

With use of the mouse a curev (or also called waveshape) can be selected. This selected curve can be loaded. The used display view while recording this wave, will be loaded and used for displaying it. But the current view setting will not be overwritten by this operation and is reloaded back again when next record will be started  If you select a curve in the upper list and click the „OK“ button, the curve will be loaded. 

The selected curve can also be deleted with the corresponding button below.

Its also possible to save the selected curve as Windows-Metafile with the corresponding button, a format which you can paste in most of the other windows-programs (like graphic, spreadsheet or word processing programs)

If you activate the check-box „scan – curves“ the curves will be automatically loaded and displayed in the background when you scroll through the list of curves using the cursor control keys of the keyboard or by selecting one via mouse.
It is possible to reduce the size of the dialog for better view of the curve window. In that function there is one big difference to the other modal
dialogues which a fixed size!
Scan-curves is good function for getting a fast overview about saved waveshapes and is well suited for selecting curves which can be deleted

NEW : 

- Selection of multiple curves by holding STRG (CTRL)-button and selecting with mouse

- Editable comments (also done in autobackup-database, if this is enabled)

curves - load from file

A click on this menu item opens a load dialog for DOS-TRAS curves, ASCII curves and IEC-TDG curves. You have the possibility to choose the file format in the field „Files of type“ at the bottom of the dialog. Finally you pick the desired file and click the „Open“ button. The requested curve will be loaded and displayed. You will find additional buttons in the upper area of the dialog (from left to right):

   - Up one level
  - Create new folder
  - File list without details
  - File list with details

If you want to load a curve with the file type ASCII or IEC-TDG you have to make additional settings in a further dialog listed below:

 - Destination channel
 - Sample interval
 - Measure range in Volt
 - Offset in percent (Zero-line of the curve)

curves - save
The actual displayed curves will be saved with their display view settings under the selected project (job) into the database. Please pay attention that only displayed channels with the actual zoom range will be saved into the database! Additional alterntives for saving curves are:

  - save as REAL ASCII file
  - save as binary WORD ASCII file
  - save as binary WORD stream file
  - save as WMF file

Pay attention that hereby always the complete data interval of the recorder is saved independently to the display interval shown on the screen. The respective data formats are described under WinTRAS data format.

backup - functions

Backup-functions opens a dialog with multiple register pages. Each page offers controls for one of the following operations: You have the possibility to operate with complete projects or with single datasets of a project (job).

Before you start working with this dialog we recommend to check the settings in the options menu!

backup - settings

If you select the „options“ menu item you will get a further multiple register dialog where you can make settings for each operation.
Please read all options attentively and make your choice. Please take note that a backup action will overwrite an existing project (job) in the destination database!
With modus move the project in the database is deleted while with modus copy the project remains unchanged.

backup of a project in database
If you want to make a backup of project (job) do as follows:

  - Select „projects“ in the field „backup-mode“.
  - Click in the selection list named „source“ to the project (job)
     number you would like to save. Multiple selection is possible
     pressing the control key.
  - Click the button „backup“ when you have made all settings correctly. We recommend to make a daily backup of your projects!

backup actual project in folder

Select the destination drive and destination folder on the right side of the dialog.
You have to make a double click to the destination folder for proper selection! The folder will be displayed open!

restore project in database

Under restore from you must select the respective folder and select the project. Multiple selection is possible pressing the control key.
Restore overwrites the respective project in the database.

delete project in database
Check settings of options for delete function before start with delete.
You can choose if additionally the project in the auto-backup database will be deleted.

set automatic backup - path

In the selected folder all test results are stored additionally in this backup-database.
Selection can be done under Options/ test report settings / path for auto-backup. In case of problems with the origin database restoration can be performed from this backup-database. In case a CD-RW drive is available in the TR-AS measuring system, the auto-backup path can be set to this drive. The inserted CD-media must be formatted for R/W.
In case the measuring system is connected to a network, the auto-backup path can be set to the respective server.
In case this path is set to the local harddisk you must consider this while maintenance of your harddisk. Projects no longer needed should be deleted with help of the backup-functions.
You have to make a double click to the destination folder for proper selection! The folder will be displayed open!

save / restore TRAS-setting

print

Starts a print of the actual displayed curves including the status window. Please take note to make correct printer setup for optimal performance. You also can start a print job using the hotkey ALT + P.

printer - setup
This menu item opens the printer setup dialog as it is known under Windows 95. You have the possibility to make settings for paper format, printer resolution etc.
Additional settings can be made using the button „Properties“.

quit

With this menu item you quit the WinTR-AS application. You receive a confirmation question when you terminate the application with this menu item.
Attention: We recommend always to terminate the WinTR-AS application before you shut down Windows 95. During the termination procedure of WinTR-AS all database tables will be closed and the read-only attribute will be set to these files to avoid manual deleting.
If you started WinTR-AS with an OLE-client application you should also terminate WinTR-AS using this Client!