View Message Sequence Chart

  1. Select a test case in the Test Case tab.

  2. Select the action Open MSC view in the pop-up menu or double click on the test case.

    A sequence chart containing the extracted components and events in the test case are rendered in a separate window with the name of the test case as the title. The start of displaying the message sequence chart is set in the User Configuration - General Settings.
    Details about the test case are shown in the console view.

    Tooltips exists and displays component name, if can be determined, and reference number when the mouse is placed over the component's life line and event type and message when the mouse is placed over a silent event.


  3. Toolbar buttons:


    In the toolbar of the MSC view there are eleven buttons.

    Button

    Description

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    Navigates to the previous or next setverdict(fail/error/inconc) event in the Message Sequence Chart from the selected row. Enabled when setverdict(fail/error/inconc) event exists previous/next to the selected row.

    Reloads the Messeage Sequence Chart using the current project/workspace settings.

    Closes all open Message Sequence Charts.

    Resets the zoom to the default zoom value.

    Enables the mouse pointer moce mode. Default mode which enables mouse navigation.

    Enables zoom in mode. Clicking in the Message Sequence Chart during zoom in mode increases the size of all objects in the Message Sequence Chart.

    Enables zoom out mode. Clicking in the Message Sequence Chart during zoom out mode decreases the size of all objects in the Message Sequence Chart.

    Opens a dialog to set the filtering rule.

    Shows the selected record in the table view.

    Opens the dialog to select the deciphering rule set


    Overview:


    To get an overview of the Message Sequence Chart by clicking the overview button , which is located in the lower right corner of the Message Sequence Chart. When the overview is shown it is possible to navigate using the keyboard or mouse. To slow down the navigation speed, CTRL and/or SHIFT can be used.



    Re-ordering of components


    It is possible to re-order the components (columns) by clicking one of the component headers and draging it to the new prefered position. When the mouse button is released the Message Sequence Chart is redrawn with the new component order.


    The user has the option to change the layout in the Message Sequence Chart by changing the settings in the User Configurations. The changes in the User Configuration will not affect already opened views.

    Filtering:

    It is possible to set filtering on component , signals, functions, mapping/connecting ports and/or silent event types in the User Configuration.

    View specific filtering rule can also be applied. For more information about filtering please read the relevant help page.

    Visual presentation of the layout:

    It is possible for the user to decide in which order the components should be displayed in the message sequence chart in the User Configuration - Components Visual Order.

    Date Format:

    Each events timestamp is display in the format "hh:mm:ss.SSSSSS" or "s.SSSSSS" depending on the format in the file.
    For timestamps in dateTime format the date is displayed after the test case name in test case started.


    Events displayed in the sequence chart: