Outer Sequence Properties

You can define six properties of an Outer Sequence through the Sequence Properties dialog box

Figure 6-7 Sequence Properties Dialog Box

These properties include the following:

• Name: Defines the description that appears in the Sequence Scenario Editor as the sequence name.
• Match Length: Indicates a match of longest or shortest possible series of events.
  • Shortest: Match with fewest matching events.
  • Longest: Match with most matching events (the default). Only one match is created from any starting event. Multiple matches that start at the same point indicate whether the system is to return the shortest or longest match.
• Distance: Is not currently used.
• Loop: Indicates the number of times the sequence can be found. The loop count can be a specific number (for example, two or six) a bound range (for example, one to ten), or an open-ended range (for example, one or more).

  Proper syntax for this field is:

  number1 - number2 Examples of valid entries are:

  • 2: Sequence must be matched exactly twice.
  • 1-5: Sequence can be found between one and five times.
  • -10: Sequence can be found up to 10 times.
• Action Function: Displays the action you want the system to perform if a match is found for a sequence. Currently, the only option for this field is BreakAction, which is the default value. The possible matching functions behavior are as follows:
  • BreakAction: Creates a match for the longest (or shortest) match starting with each event.
  • MultiSupportBreakAction: Creates matches only if BreakAction would create N or more matches. Specify N by binding a variable SUPPORT (through GUI) to a number. Creates multiple matches.
  • SingleSupportBreakAction: Creates a match only if BreakAction would create N or more matches, and groups the matches together into one match.
• Description: Provides additional descriptive information about the sequence.
• OK: Click to confirm.
• Cancel: Click to cancel the action.