Additional information on test certificate

[Fraglez]

I was wondering if it is possible to pass extra information to Test certificate by using some scripting / plug-in / 3rd party software.
Machine ID and Notes is no good for me as there is not enough fields.
I would need probably another 10 fields and ideally few pop-up tick-boxes. Is it possible or I would have to write my own software / ask Pass-mark to create customized program for me?

[Ian (PassMark)]

In the current version of BurnInTest, the following information can be passed to the test certificate:
- Machine Type
- Serial number
- Additional notes
- Customer name
- Technician's name
and the results.

You can include other items in the template file in the BurnInTest installation directory:
BITCertificateTemplate.html

Depending on the type of information, you could just change this file manually, write your own software to pre-process this file or post process the file.

If you would like to send more specific requirements we will add them to a future candidate list that may go into a future release of BurnInTest.

If it is quite urgent for you, then send us your requirements and we can provide a quote to make the changes.

You can email us at help [at] passmark [dot] com with more specific requirements.

Regards,
Ian (PassMark)

[Fraglez]

I think ideal would be to have addition fields (that can be customized) and add function of popup checkboxes (YES/NO answer type) as it is impossible to predict what kind of other test your customer will do.
In our company after testing functionality using testing software ( we hope to start using BurnInTest soon ) we do check of some basic (BIOS for example) configuration and items supplied with units (cables documentation etc). We are also writing down additional serial numbers. I know that BIT is design as a testing software but with few small changes it could be very useful for computer manufactures and allow them to create full report of the build.
I already had look on html template and I know it can be modified to add additional information but I wouldn’t like to write own program just for that purpose. Do you think that there is anything on the market that could modify html code by popup windows or some kind of spread sheet?

[Ian (PassMark)]

Some of our customers write a plugin test (software program) and run it as a Pre-test plugin, they then use this part of the test phase to undertake the manual test requirements such as checking some specific system configuration and testing the keyboard. This "Pretest" test is then shown in the Customer certificate/ report as "Pretest" Pass or Fail.

Alternatively, there is a command line parameter /m that opens the MachineID dialog automatically on BurnInTest startup - this can be useful for automated production line testing.



You could use the Notes field to store your other checks and have the user keep the appropriate value PASS/FAIL. This will then appear in the report.


For example: Include the following in the default Machineid.dat file Notes section and distribute this with BurnInTest. Starting burnintest with /m would then display something like the following in the Notes section, the user could then edit this based on the test or check and this would appear in the report:
Description Result
BIOS version: PASS/FAIL
System Inventory check: PASS/FAIL
Packing list checked: PASS/FAIL



Another short term solution could be to just use an html editor on the resulting file.



Regards,
Ian (PassMark)

[warfie]

More Imformation in Customer Test Certificates!

Hi, I'd like the information contained in the standard result sheet to be included in the certificate, ie:
TEST NAME | CYCLE | OPERATIONS | CRITICAL | SERIOUS | WARNING | INFO

I'm sure you get the idea... I'd like to be able to choose the level of detail included, from the extremely simplistic standard that it is now, for my less computer literate clients, to a highly detailed report for the tech savvy and others who want details for their own reasons. So I end up spending half an hour producing half a dozen different reports and cut 'n' pasting them together to produce what I need.

Also I'd like the program to be able to remember my preferences, such as where I like to save the reports, it's getting rather annoying to have to navigate from c:\users\username\documents..... etc etc etc to where I prefer to save the reports... every......... single........ time.....
In fact it never remembers any of my preferences, where I prefer to save the reports, config file, size and placement of individual test windows, which ones to show/hide... the only thing it remembers is what tests I ran last time... the one thing that's likely to change every time I run BIT...

I've added the path for my company logo to the customer certificate template, but it only shows when I open the template... when I actually produce a customer certificate... no logo! what's up with that?

This sounds like an awful lot of whinging and whining, but they're all just little things that I've been putting up with for years thinking "they'll sort it out next time", and I keep using BIT because it's good! Just some minor details guys.

Cheers

[Comark Corp]

Also I'd like the program to be able to remember my preferences, such as where I like to save the reports, it's getting rather annoying to have to navigate from c:\users\username\documents..... etc etc etc to where I prefer to save the reports... every......... single........ time.....
In fact it never remembers any of my preferences, where I prefer to save the reports, config file, size and placement of individual test windows, which ones to show/hide... the only thing it remembers is what tests I ran last time... the one thing that's likely to change every time I run BIT...

FWIW, I have noticed that this behavior was changed from the original version we were using as well (5.1 build 1014) I also find it very annoying!

[Ian (PassMark)]

Warfie,

We have a requirement on our V6 candidate list to change the customer test certificate by allowing much more control in the HTML template by breaking down the fields into individual fields to allow the template to specify what data is included in the report (rather than 2 big fixed blocks). I will change this requirement to include the additional information that is available in the standard report. At this stage I can not guarantee whether it will be in V6.0 or a later release. We have quite a few requests for this as well as the ability to allow the template to be in non-English languages. Hence the intent is to allow the customization using the html template, rather than a set of options within the BurnInTest software. In practice, the BurnInTest user/template write would then create a number of templates depending on the level of detail or format required.



I will add a requirement to save the preferences for the manual "Save Report”, “Save Image”, “Load config” and “Save config as” menu options to the V6.0 candidate list.


As for the resulting HTML certificate report not containing the logo, what is the html in the template for the image and what is it in the html report. E.g.
<img src="./Passmark_logo3.gif">

I assume what is happening, is that your template file is:
C:\Program Files\BurnInTest\BITCertificateTemplate.html
and the image is e.g.:
C:\Program Files\BurnInTest\Passmark_logo3.gif

In V5.3 of BurnInTest (actually from V5.2) the default location to store the template is (e.g.):
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\PassMark\BurnInTest\BurnInTestCertificat e.htm
Hence, in the above example, the image would need to be copied to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\PassMark\BurnInTest \Passmark_logo3.gif

Thanks for the feedback.

Regards,
Ian

[Ian (PassMark)]

FWIW, I have noticed that this behavior was changed from the original version we were using as well (5.1 build 1014) I also find it very annoying!

Are you referring to the "Save report" preferences as I don't believe they have ever been saved in the configuration file. What changed from V5.1.1014 to V5.2/5.3 was the default locations for most files, from program files to the User's My Documents folder. If I have misunderstood, please clarify what you would like us to change and I will see if we can.

Regards,
Ian

[Comark Corp]

Are you referring to the "Save report" preferences as I don't believe they have ever been saved in the configuration file. What changed from V5.1.1014 to V5.2/5.3 was the default locations for most files, from program files to the User's My Documents folder. If I have misunderstood, please clarify what you would like us to change and I will see if we can.

Regards,
Ian

Hello Ian,

What I was referring to is where Burnintest loads and saves .bitcfg files. For instance, If I load a .bitcfg from C:\BIT, then save it, the program always defaults to the user's documents folder. It does not "remember" where you last opened or saved a .bitcfg file, forcing you to navigate to where you normally store them. In the earlier version I mention above, this was not the default behavior.

Thanks.

[Ian (PassMark)]

Thanks for the clarification. I have added this to the V6.0 candidate list and expect it should be included.

Regards,
Ian