IRM's integration to Linkware PC Cable Test Data allows Cable Test data and to be synchronized with IRM Cable objects.
Note: Linkware PC isn't originally designed for automation, so some manual processes are required to synchronize cable test data.
The following types of Linkware PC data imports are available through IRM:
importing Cables not already defined in IRM
importing test data for an existing Cable defined in IRM
importing new (updated) test data for an existing Cable object in IRM
The main feature enabling these cases is the Linkware Integration Service, which works roughly as follows:
a specific folder is monitored for the new presence of a .zip file.
the zip file contents are read and parsed for the .PDF test results and .FLW files.
If a .FLW file was found, it reads each record and checks if a corresponding .pdf test result is included within the .zip file, when both records exist, the record is processed as a Cable Test.
At this point, the Cable Test record is fetched, its processing works as follows - for each cable test record, the corresponding cable record from IRM is read using the Cable Name field.
If cable record exists, check for existence of Cable Test record datestamp within cables list of test Results:
If it doesn't exists, a record is added to cables list of test results
If it exists but test datestamp has changed than it will add the new test result
If it exists and datestamp has not changed, then no action is taken.
Only on the records found to be viable Cable Test results are logged as follows:
No such Cable is found in IRM
Update Tests, test already exists
Update Tests, test added
Finally, the overall results are written to the log file and a Popup notification is displayed indicating the results to the user:
Creating a Valid Zip File from Linkware PC to Import into IRM
Below is a general description of the process the IRM user would follow to import, process and relate a Cable Test result:
Run Linkware PC application
Open the relevant .flw file
Select individual Cable Record to Export to PDF
Select Export To PDF toolbar Icon and check Selected Reord Only
The name of the PDF file must exactly match the Cable Id as list shown in Linkware PC: Repeat Steps 1-3 for until a PDF file exists for each of the cable test records to be imported into IRM.
Create a zip file containg the .FLW and the all the PDF's.
Importing the ZIP file into IRM
Launch IRMN client, login to the machine and open a Site.
Open Linkware PC Upload Manager
Upload the .zip file to the Linkware PC Upload Manager by clicking on the ‘Upload’ button and selecting the .ZIP file created in the previous step.
Linkware Integration Service unzips the file and processes the FLW to completion.
Note: The following topic provides additional details about the Linkware PC Uploads Manager and Linkware PC Uploads Editor dialogs.
Viewing Imported Cable Test data
The imported test results for each cable are found in the Cable Test tab of the Cable properties editor and can be accessed as follows:
Select a cable from within a cable grid or from within the Deisgn World
Open the Cable properties by either clicking on its Name from within a grid, or by right-clicking on the cable in the design world and slecting properties from the context menu.
Click on ‘TestResults’ tab to view all Cable Tests for the cable.
Click the newly added test and view results.
Click the ‘Attachments’ tab and view the attachment which is the PDF containing the test data.
IMPORTANT: any matching cables found where there exists a PDF with the same name as the Cable ID in the uploaded .zip file, now contain the test and the test result attchment in IRM contains a reference to the originally uploaded and parsed PDF file
