Property Bag for Event Marker and other configuration tabs

[Andrew]

I have read and the help section on this and have had limited success
getting this to work post test in local mode (Version 6.1). When I
drag a parameter into the event marker log I usually do not get the
parameter to show up the the property bag once I run off an event
marker. However it did work 3 of my 20 or so attempts and of course I
am not sure what was different about those 3 times. Any suggestions?
Any tutuorials out there on the format of the property bag column for
the event marker and other logs/configuration tabs?
-Andrew

[Brenda Rasmussen]

Hi Andrew,

Just to make sure I understand, you're trying to append a parameter's
value in the Event Marker log. The help topic is listed under
"Recording the Data Values of Pre-selected Parameters". Is this the
same one you're referencing?

It seems odd that it would work for 3 attempts. Can you open up your
Configuration Tool and look in the Users table (under the Groups
section), find your User name and scroll over to look at the
PropertyBag column. You should see an entry right at the start of
that column that says "EMLogAug=YourParameterName". If you don't see
an entry, let me know. If you see your parameter name listed there,
we'll need to dig a little deeper. Are you dropping a single
parameter on the EventMarker table or multiple parameters? It should
handle either.

This is what an entry should look like in your EventMarker table after
you've dropped a parameter(s) on it and then create an EventMarker:

Group SubGroup User Time
Comment PropertyBag
a b User5 001:00:10:21.901 E5 "Parameter1=-7.43416e-012,
Parameter2=1.48683e-011"

Brenda

> -Andrew

[Andrew]

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Brenda, that is the help topic I was using.
Under my username in the Groups Tab it does have a number of
parameters (and shows my impatience with multiple entries for the same
parameter). After dropping a new event marker the property bag column
still comes out empty. Since I had multiple parameters under my user
ID I cleaned out all but one, saved, and tried again (no joy).

[Brenda Rasmussen]

Andrew,

Are you hitting the EventMaker button on the Analysis Window or are
you using an Action object to generate the EventMarkers?
Unfortunately, appending the parameter information in the PropertyBag
column of the EventMarker log only works if the EventMarker is
generated from the AnalysisWindow button.

Brenda

[Andrew]

I have been using the Event Marker button on the Analysis Window.

[Brenda Rasmussen]

On Oct 29, 5:02 am, Andrew <andrew.e.ander...@navy.mil> wrote:
> I have been using the Event Marker button on the Analysis Window.
>

Hmm, so much for that theory.

Can you drop that parameter on a Stripchart and verify that there is
data for it.

Also, instead of running in local mode, if you have a
PostTestDataServer, can you try running that, then connect with your
PostTest Client. I'd like to see if that makes any difference.

Brenda

[Andrew]

I checked to make sure there was data for the parameter placed in the
property bag and then tried the post test client. Still no luck.
-Andy

[James Bretz]

Andy,

>I checked to make sure there was data for the parameter placed in the
>property bag and then tried the post test client. Still no luck.

Is the parameter derived, and if so, does it contain a "GetValue" function
anywhere in it's hierarchy? The reason I'm asking is that the GetValue
function attempts to access elements on the display, so it might fail when
attempting to do this via the EventMarker system.

Also, can you send us your property bag setting text? I'm wondering if
somehow the setting got corrupted.

Sorry for the fumbling on this issue. We've never had a problem in this area
before so we're short on ideas,
Jim

[Andrew]

Brenda and Tom,

>
> Is the parameter derived, and if so, does it contain a "GetValue" function
> anywhere in it's hierarchy? The reason I'm asking is that the GetValue
> function attempts to access elements on the display, so it might fail when
> attempting to do this via the EventMarker system.
>

I have been using non-derived parameters.

> Also, can you send us your property bag setting text? I'm wondering if
> somehow the setting got corrupted.
>

Here's my user property bag column contents:

ANLogAug=
\EMLogAug=A82DL01\TPLogAug=A82DL01,A82DL01,A82DL07,A82DL01,A82DL01,A82DM30\VQ_EventMarkerLog=A82DL01\VQ_TestPointLog=
\LoggedInUser=aanderson\DateTime=Mon Sep 28 09:56:23
2009\PtX=523\PtY=592\PtW=666\PtH=356\PtVis=False
\DbX=767\DbY=468\DbVis=False\CtX=0\CtY=28\CtW=1280\CtH=456\CtVis=False
\CtTable=PlannedTestPoints\CtRow=31\CtCol=4\CtTW=0.2\AF=True\ARP=True
\AFP=True\AEM=False\AAFF=True\AFSN=True\AGSE=False\LDO=True
\LLOnHint=True\GlobalDataHint=True\GlobalParmHint=False\TimeOnHint=True
\AxDataHints=False\TpTimeout=-1\TpIdType=0\TpMiddleButton=False
\TpAutoCompleteGivenTp=True\TpAutoCompleteGivenDesc=True
\TpSubsetTpListByMan=True\TpAllowDropDownEdit=True
\TpAlphabetizeDropDown=False\SaveDataOverlays=False
\SavePointSelections=False\EMTextWrap=True\THCFDeltaErrorType=True
\THCFMaxErrorValue=0.05\THCFMaxIterations=100000\TpResetPks=False
\TpResetFreqAve=False\TpResetDerived=False\TpFreezePks=False
\TpPauseAw=False\TpDropDnIncr=False\TpPrintAws=False\TpCapturePks=False
\TpAllowRemote=False\TpAllowRemoteDD=False\TpLimitByGrp=False
\ThSyncLossProtect=False\TpStopExport=\TpStopMacros=\PrintTabs=False
\ResetScaleOnRep=True\TpGroupIsDisc=True
\ILtX=157\ILtY=142\ILtW=1064\ILtH=437\ILtVis=False
\AxPropDlg_X1=491\AxPropDlg_Y1=200\AxPropDlg_X2=706\AxPropDlg_Y2=597\AxPropDlg_ActiveTab=1\EventMarkerLog_CPl=51|
74|147|134|126|466\TestPointLog_CPl=51|74|50|71|81|71|72|71|
457\ThresholdLog_CPl=51|74|50|97|112|114|76|50|50|120|72|
132\DataEditLog_CPl=50|76|50|69|74|72|607\SelectionsLog_CPl=51|74|50|
50|50|76|50|59|72|466\AnalysisLog_CPl=51|72|71|50|76|76|77|67|109|94|
79|73|65|68|37|63\LoadsSummaryLog_CPl=68|76|50|72|81|88|56|58|82|110|
51|79|55|83|71|67|65|57|85|84|97|96|82|81|69|68|65|69|92|101|69|92|63|
125|64|88\FlutterSummaryLog_CPl=50|76|76|57|92|67|77|109|94|60|50|52|
73|93|102|65|79|73|100|103|88\ModalDefinitions_CPl=51|74|50|76|154|158|
97|60|88\ActualLoadsTestPointsLog_CPl=65|72|71|73|51|50|57|96|67|57|64|
50|88\ActualFlutterTestPointsLog_CPl=65|72|71|73|50|50|51|52|52|50|62|
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149\Envelopes_CP=104|104|158|72|95|473|50|50|50|70|106|72|
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110|102|119|95|77|80|96|110|90|50|115|59|122|75|123|83|
378\ParameterDefaultsState_CP=131|51|86|
702\ParametersSavedInDisplays_CP=338|121|76|82|89|112|81|78|50|50|50|
112|147|84|79|75|114|118|83|115|119|84|126|130|98|99|126|122|126|94|95|
122|80|100|103|102|105|77|130|134|135|125|86|97|88|84|64|73|147|112|
121|109|121|110|102|119|95|77|80|96|110|90|50|115|59|122|75|123|83|
176\AnalysisWindows_CP=146|59|59|77|68|158|104|84|101|72|
42\Colors_CP=50|920\DataDisplays_CP=338|131|113|388\Desktops_CP=77|113|
140|146|488\EventMarkerLog_CP=95|74|131|194|72|573\TestPointLog_CP=51|
74|50|71|81|71|72|71|429\UserValidationLog_CP=50|50|102|50|64|112|72|
88\UserValidationLog_Filter=select * from UserValidationLog
\ICAWDefinitions_CP=85|108|76|77|50|76|88|71|53|115|65|
91\EventMonitorDefinitions_CP=83|106|72|113|104|91|76|81|50|127|
67\MissionAttributes_CP=51|74|50|131|50|95|50|
331\PlannedTestPoints_CP=51|74|71|81|71|199|109|115|
470\PlannedTestPoints_FtSz=12\Users_CP=105|73|99|85|383|
397\Users_FtSz=12\ActiveXControlsTab_CP=230|529\CTool_TBS=1|1|
1\CTool_VS=1\COpnT=ParameterDefaults|TestPointLog|ActiveXControlsTab|
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ICAWDefinitions|AnalysisWindows|EventMarkerLog|ParameterDefaultsState|
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\EtX=875\EtY=119\EtW=320\EtH=155\EtV=0\EtT=2\DataFindEqs=A82MT06
>4þA82MT06 >2\V=1

> Sorry for the fumbling on this issue. We've never had a problem in this area
> before so we're short on ideas,
> Jim

Thanks for the help on this
-Andy

[Brenda Rasmussen]

Andy,

That property bag column looks okay to me.

Would it be possible for you to email me your configuration file?

Brenda

[Jim Bretz]

Andy,

As Brenda mentioned, we might have to look at your config file. There may be
something incorrect in the file causing this issue.

According to the code, if there's an error in the parameter, it should
append "????" to the log entry. In other words, if you have parameters
attached to the EventMarker table, you shouldn't be seeing a blank
PropertyBag column... it's either some value or "?????".

So, it seems there might be a couple of possibilities:

1) There are actually might be duplicate users by your same name in the
config file. This may be causing an issue while loading the augmentation
setup.

2) There might be a query filter set on the EventMarker table that's
preventing you from seeing these entries.

If we have your config file, we should be able to run simulated data and
debug the issue,
Jim