Preserving Test Options with Locks and Overrides

With locks and overrides you can preserve or override the options you set at the system level, group level, and device level.

Locks

Normally, when you change an option setting at the system level or group level, the new option setting propagates down to all lower levels. Enabling the lock prevents an option setting made at a higher level from affecting the lower-level option setting.

Overrides nullify lower-level locks.

To Set (or Unset) a Lock

1. Open the Test Advanced Options dialog box from the group level or device level you want to lock as follows:

   1. Move to the Test_Groups panel.

   2. Highlight the group that has the device for which you plan to set (or unset) a lock, and press return.

      The group devices are displayed.

   3. Highlight the device and press return.

      The Test_Options menu is displayed.

   4. Highlight Advanced and press return.

      The Advanced options menu is displayed.

   5. Highlight the setting for the Test Lock and press return.

   6. Highlight enabled (or disabled) and press return.

   7. Highlight Apply in the Advanced menu.

      The lock is set (or unset).

Overrides

You can use overrides to void the lock protection. Setting the system-level override nullifies all locks, and setting a group-level override nullifies all the locks below that group.

To Set (or Unset) an Override

1. Open the Advanced Option dialog box at one of the following levels:

   • System-level--select Advanced from the set_options in the Control panel.

   • Group-level--select Advanced from Options next the to group in the Test_Groups panel.

2. Highlight the Override setting (enable/disable), and press return.

   The enable disable menu is displayed.

3. Select enable (or disable), and press return.

4. Highlight Apply, and press return.