FEN1021v002 DynPro 4.0 Advanced Printing User Guide

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DynPro 4.0 Advance Printing User Guide
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 2
Table of Figures................................................................................................................. 3
1. Introduction................................................................................................................... 4
2. Main Configuration Page ............................................................................................. 5
3. Multi-Report User Interface ...................................................................................... 16
4. A Full Test ................................................................................................................... 18

4.1 Open APT Excel file....................................................................................................................... 18
4.2 Load a data file ............................................................................................................................... 20
4.3 Setup Configuration........................................................................................................................ 22
4.4 Save Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 23
4.5 Generate reports.............................................................................................................................. 25
4.6 Append data.................................................................................................................................... 32
4.7 Print ................................................................................................................................................ 36
4.8 Multiple template report ................................................................................................................. 38
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Table of Figures
Figure 1: Main configuration page ................................................................................................................. 6

Figure 2: Multiple template report user interface ......................................................................................... 16
Figure 3: Configuration main page-“the first time”...................................................................................... 19
Figure 4: File open dialog............................................................................................................................. 20
Figure 5: Main configuration page after loading the data file ...................................................................... 21
Figure 6: Main configuration page after setting up the configuration .......................................................... 22
Figure 7: File save as dialog ......................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 8: Main configuration page after saving the configuration file ......................................................... 24
Figure 9: Main configuration page after the “View Report” button is clicked............................................. 25
Figure 10: Report1........................................................................................................................................ 26
Figure 11: Report2........................................................................................................................................ 27
Figure 12: Report3........................................................................................................................................ 28
Figure 13: Report4........................................................................................................................................ 29
Figure 14: Report5........................................................................................................................................ 30
Figure 15: Report6........................................................................................................................................ 31
Figure 16: Graph page .................................................................................................................................. 32
Figure 17: Append data file open dialog ...................................................................................................... 33
Figure 18: Data file option box after a data file is appended........................................................................ 33
Figure 19: Channel option box after a data file is appended ........................................................................ 34
Figure 20: Select appended data channel...................................................................................................... 34
Figure 21: Report1 generated by using appended data set ........................................................................... 35
Figure 22: Graph page generated by using appended data set..................................................................... 36
Figure 23: Print preview of Report1............................................................................................................. 37
Figure 24: Multi-Template report................................................................................................................. 38
Figure 25: File save dialog ........................................................................................................................... 39
Figure 26: Print preview of multiple template report for Report1................................................................ 39
Figure 27: Print preview of multiple template report for graph page ........................................................... 40

TAYLOR DYNAMOMETER INC.
1. Introduction
This guide provides a full explanation of the DynPro 4.0 Advance

Printing Tool (“APT”), which can be initiated either from DynPro 4.0 or
from Microsoft Excel (“Excel”). To start APT from DynPro 4.0, first, the
user needs to set up the “advance printing” option in the options.inf file
(C:\Dynpro\Config). Next, the user needs to click the “View Data/Reports”
button on the DynPro 4.0 front page. To start APT from Excel, the user
needs to open the DynPro 4.0 APT file (AdvancePrintingV001.xls).
Chapters 2 and 3 provide a description of each component on the main

configuration page and the multi-report page, which are the two major
configuration pages in the DynPro 4.0 APT. In Chapter 4, the process of
selecting, previewing and printing or graphing data is demonstrated.

2. Main Configuration Page
The main configuration page provides the following functionalities:
To select the channels and the order the channels displayed on the
report.
To choose what information displayed on the report.
To select and load a previously saved report configuration.
To append a data file.
To save a report configuration.
Once the DynPro 4.0 APT is started, the main configuration page shown
in Figure 1 appears.

Figure 1: Main configuration page

The following is the description of each component on the main

configuration page.
When the view report button is clicked, the

:
DynPro 4.0 APT generates the reports and the graph corresponding to the
configuration on the main configuration page.
: This button is in an enable status only after the

“Load Data” button has been clicked and a data file has been loaded. When
this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and prompts the user to select a data
file. Once a correct data file name is provided, the DynPro 4.0 APT loads the
data file and adds “( * )” as the prefix to each channel name in the appended
data file. Here * means how many times the data files have been loaded. For
example, for a first appended data file, * is 2, for a second appended data
file, * is 3, and so on.
: When this button is clicked, the multi-report page

shows up.
When this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and

:
prompts the user to select a data file. Once the file name is provided, the
DynPro 4.0 APT loads the data file.
: When this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and

prompts the user to enter a file name. Once the file name is provided, the
DynPro 4.0 APT saves the current configuration on the main configuration
page into a configuration file.
:When this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and

prompts the user to select a configuration file. Once the configuration file
name is provided, the DynPro 4.0 APT loads the configuration from the file
to the main configuration page.
: When this button is clicked, the DynPro 4.0 APT

loads the configuration from the current configuration box value
(configuration file). Then, the DynPro 4.0 APT generates and print previews
the report and the graph corresponding to the selected configuration.

: This
option box is the first option box located on
the right upper corner of the main configuration page. It is used to display
the data files under the folder “c:\dynpro\data\”, the opened data files from
other folders, and the appended data files. When the down arrow on the right
side of this option box is clicked, the user can select one data file in this
option box to be loaded.
This option box is the second option box located

:
on the right upper corner of the main configuration page. It is used to display
the configuration (or template) files under the folder “c:\dynpro\report\” and
the opened configuration files from other folders. When the down arrow on
the right side of this box is clicked, the user can select one configuration file
in this box to be loaded.
Y channel name option box. It allows the user to

:
select a channel that appears on the Y axis. The user can click on the down
arrow on the right side of this option box to select a channel. There are a
total of 10 Y channel name option boxes on the main configuration page.
X channel name option box. It allows the user to

:
select a channel name that appears on the X axis. The user can click on the
down arrow on the right side of this option box to select a channel. There is
only one X channel name option box on the main configuration page.
: Precision option box.
• The current value in this option box provides the precision for the
corresponding channel data. The user can click on the down arrow on the
right side of this option box to select a precision value.
• There are total 11 precision option boxes: 10 for the Y channel, 1 for
the X channel on the main configuration page.
• Item list in this option box:

1000: means the data value is rounded up to the nearest integer in the
1000th decimal place. For example: if an original data value is
13452.5489, after enforcing this precision value the final data
value is 13000. If the original data value is less than 1000, after
enforcing this precision value the final data value is 0.

value is 13500. If the original value is less than 100, after
one’s decimal place. For example: if an original data value is
enforcing this precision value the final value is 0.
0.1: means the data value has one decimal digit after the decimal
point. For example: if an original data value is 13452.5489,
after enforcing this precision value the final data value is
13453.5.
0.01: means the data value has two decimal digits after the decimal
13453.55.
0.001: means the data value has three decimal digits after the decimal
13453.549.
Blank: if this option box is left blank, 0.01 is used as the precision for
the corresponding channel data.
: Scale option box
• The current value in this option box provides the scale for the
corresponding channel data. The user can click on the down arrow on
the right side of this option box to select a scale value.

• There are a total of 11 scale option boxes: 10 for the Y channel, 1 for
• Item list in this option box:

1000: means the data value is multiplied by 1000. For example: if an
original data value is 13452.5489, after enforcing this scale
value the final data value is 13452548.9.
0.1: means the data value is multiplied by 0.1. For example: if an
Blank: if this option box is left blank, 1 is used as the scale for the
corresponding channel data.
: Average check box.

If this check box is selected, an average value for the corresponding
entire column of data is calculated and displayed on the report. There are a
total of 11 average check boxes: 10 for the Y channel, 1 for the X channel on
the main configuration page.
: Absolute check box.

If this check box is selected, each data value in the corresponding

channel is transferred into an absolute data value and displayed on the
report. There are a total of 11 absolute check boxes: 10 for the Y channel, 1
for the X channel on the main configuration page.
: Left axis check box.
If this check box is selected, the corresponding channel data are plotted
on the left axis on the graph. There are a total of 10 left axis check boxes for
the Y channel. There is no left axis check box for the X channel on the main
configuration page.
: Right axis check box.
If this check box is selected, the corresponding channel data are plotted
on the right axis on the graph. There are a total of 9 right axis check boxes
for the Y channel. There is no left axis check box for the first Y channel and
The following check boxes are located on the Print Options section of main
configuration page:
: Separate Graph Page check box.
If this check box is selected, a separate graph page is generated and
displayed.
: Pre-Test Comments check box.
If this check box is selected, Pre-Test comments are added in the reports.
: Post-Test Comments check box.
If this check box is selected, Post-Test comments are added in the
reports.
: Report data files path check box.
If this check box is selected, the opened data file name is set up as the left
footer of the report.
This value indicates the DynPro installation folder. APT will look for it
to decide the default data and report configuration folder. For example, if the
value here is c:\DynPro, then the default data and report configuration folder
will be c:\DynPro\data and c:\DynPro\Report.
This value indicates the facility country.

The following check boxes are located on the Report Options section of
main configuration page:
: Report1 check box.
If this check box is selected, Report1 is generated and displayed.
The following check boxes are located on the Report Header Information
section of main configuration page:
: Report Header Information check box.
If this check box is unselected, all facility information and sales message
information are not displayed on the report. Moreover, all facility
information check boxes and sales message boxes cannot be selected.
: Facility Logo check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility logo is displayed on the report.
: Facility Name check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility name is displayed on the report.
: Facility Address check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility address is displayed on the
report.
: Facility City check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility city is displayed on the report.
: Facility State check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility state is displayed on the report.

: Facility Zip Code check box.

If this check box is selected, the facility zip code is displayed on the
report.
: Facility Country check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility country is displayed on the
report.
: Facility Phone check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility phone is displayed on the report.
: Facility Website check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility website is displayed on the
report.
: Facility Email check box.
If this check box is selected, the facility email is displayed on the report.
: Sales Message1 check box.
If this check box is selected, sale message1 is displayed on the report.
The following check boxes are located on the Customer Information section
of main configuration page:
: Customer Information check box.
If this check box is unselected, all customer information is not displayed
on the report. Moreover, all customer information check boxes cannot be
selected.
: Customer Logo check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer logo is displayed on the report.
: Customer Name check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer name is displayed on the
report.
: Customer Address check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer address is displayed on the
report.

: Customer City check box.

If this check box is selected, the customer city is displayed on the report.
: Customer State check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer state is displayed on the report.
: Customer Zip Code check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer zip code is displayed on the
report.
: Customer Phone check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer phone is displayed on the
report.
: Customer Mobile Phone check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer mobile phone is displayed on
the report.
: Customer Contact check box.
If this check box is selected, the customer contact is displayed on the
report.
The following check boxes are located on the Engine Information section of
: Engine Information check box.
If this check box is unselected, all engine information is not displayed on
the report. Moreover, all engine information check boxes cannot be selected.
: Engine ID No. check box.
If this check box is selected, the engine ID is displayed on the report.
: Engine Make check box.
If this check box is selected, the engine make is displayed on the report.
: Engine Model check box.
If this check box is selected, the engine model is displayed on the report.
: Other Engine info check box.
If this check box is selected, other engine information is displayed on the
report.
: W.O. No. check box.

If this check box is selected, work order information is displayed on the

report.
: Dyno Operator check box.
If this check box is selected, Dyno operator information is displayed on
the report.
The following check boxes are located on the Vehicle Information section of
: Vehicle Information check box.
If this check box is unselected, all vehicle information is not displayed on
the report. Moreover, all vehicle information check boxes cannot be
selected.
: Vehicle Serial Number check box.
If this check box is selected, the vehicle serial number is displayed on the
report.
: Vehicle Make check box.
If this check box is selected, the vehicle make is displayed on the report.
: Vehicle Model check box.
If this check box is selected, the vehicle model is displayed on the report.
: Vehicle Plate Number check box.
If this check box is selected, the vehicle plate number is displayed on the
report.
: Vehicle Mileage check box.

If this check box is selected, the vehicle mileage is displayed on the
report.
: Vehicle Year check box.
If this check box is selected, the vehicle year is displayed on the report.
: Vehicle Color check box.
If this check box is selected, the vehicle color is displayed on the report.
: Other Vehicle Info. check box.
If this check box is selected, other vehicle information is displayed on the
report.

3. Multi-Report User Interface
When the “Multi-Report” button on the main configuration page is

clicked, the Multi-Report page is displayed:
Figure 2: Multiple template report user interface
: when this button is clicked, the DynPro 4.0 APT generates a

report and graph for each selected template displayed in the template option
boxes.
: when this button is clicked, the DynPro 4.0 APT saves the
configurations on the main configuration page and the multi-report page into
a configuration file.
: when this button is clicked, the multi-report page is exited.

: This option box is used to display the

configuration (or template) files. The user can click on the down arrow on
the right side of the option box to select a configuration (or template) file.
There are a total of 10 option boxes on the multi-report page.

4. A Full Test
The following procedure demonstrates how to test the APT for the given
data sets.
To run this program, Excel should be set up to enable the macro. To

setup the enable macro, refer to the Excel on-line help function or MSDN
(Microsoft Developer Network) website http://msdn1.microsoft.com/en-
us/default.aspx for details.
The test data sets must be located at:

C:\dynpro\data\040401_1200_History.csv
C:\dynpro\data\051017-1634_History.csv
Excel file: AdvancePrintingV001.xls
4.1 Open APT Excel file
Run Excel and open AdvancePrintingV001.xls. The first time all of the
configuration options are empty.
Figure 3 shows the initial APT graphical interface.

Figure 3: Configuration main page-“the first time”

4.2 Load a data file
Click on the “Load Data” button on the main configuration page and a
dialog will appear. Click on the “040101_1200_History.csv” and click on
the “Open” button.
Figure 4: File open dialog
Figure 5 shows the main configuration page after loading the data file.

Figure 5: Main configuration page after loading the data file

The opened data file is shown in the data file option box. In addition, the
“Append Data” button is in an enable status.
4.3 Setup Configuration
Next, setup the configuration as shown in Figure 6.
Data file
option
box
Figure 6: Main configuration page after setting up the configuration

4.4 Save Configuration
Click on the “Save Report Configuration” button on the main

configuration page. A save file dialog with the default configuration file
name “Template.dlt” appears.
Figure 7: File save as dialog
Click on the “Save” button. One new template file “Template.dlt” is

saved in the folder “C:\dynpro\report”.
Figure 8 shows the main configuration page after saving the

configuration file.

Report file
option box
Figure 8: Main configuration page after saving the configuration file

The saved configuration file appears in the report file option box.
4.5 Generate reports
After saving the configuration, the screen goes back to the main
configuration page. Click on the “View Report” button on the main
configuration page and 6 different style reports and the graph page are
generated. Figure 9 shows the main configuration page after the reports are
generated.
Figure 9: Main configuration page after the “View Report” button is clicked

On the bottom of the main configuration page there are six report tabs
and one graph tab. Click on the Report1 tab and Report1 appears:
Figure 10: Report1
Click on the Report2 tab and Report2 appears:

Figure 11: Report2

Figure 12: Report3
Click on Report4 tab and Report4 appears:

Figure 13: Report4

Figure 14: Report5

Figure 15: Report6
Click on the Graph tab and Graph page appears:

Figure 16: Graph page
4.6 Append data
DynPro allows data from multiple files to be graphed together. The

process of combining multiple files is referred as “Append Data”.
Click on the “Append Data” button on the main configuration page and a
dialog appears with a list of existing data files.
In this example, click on “051017-1634-History.csv” and click on the

“Open” button. The selected file is loaded as an Append Data file.
On the main configuration page, click on the data file option box and the
two selected files appears with a new combined file name. The new file is
not permanent and is discarded once Excel is exited.

Figure 17: Append data file open dialog
Figure 18: Data file option box after a data file is appended
Each channel name in the appended data file has a prefix “(2)” as shown in
Figure 19. The channels for a third appended data file have a prefix of “(3)”,
and so on.

Figure 19: Channel option box after a data file is appended
Next select the desired channels.
Figure 20: Select appended data channel
Click on the “View Report” button, six new reports and the new graph
with the first Y channel data from the appended data set are generated.

Figure 21: Report1 generated by using appended data set
Clicking on any of the Report tabs will now generate the related report.
Click on Graph tab and Graph page appears:

Figure 22: Graph page generated by using appended data set
4.7 Print
Click on the “Print” button on the main configuration page and print
preview of the reports appears:

Figure 23: Print preview of Report1
To print any report, click on the “Print” button, the report is printed on
the default printer. Alternatively, you can click on the “Close” button and
the report will no be printed. The screen will return to the main
configuration page.

4.8 Multiple template report
Click on the “Multi-Report” button on the main configuration page. The

multi-report page appears:
Figure 24: Multi-Template report
Click on the “Save” button, a file save dialog appears.

Figure 25: File save dialog
Type template1.dlt and click on the “Save” button. Next, click on the
“Print” button. Print preview of the template appears as follows:
Figure 26: Print preview of multiple template report for Report1

Click on the “Close” button,
Figure 27: Print preview of multiple template report for graph page
Click on the “Close” button, the screen returns to the multi-report page.
Click on the “Exit” button, the screen returns to the main configuration
page.

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Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 2

2. Main Configuration Page ............................................................................................. 5

3. Multi-Report User Interface ...................................................................................... 16

4. A Full Test ................................................................................................................... 18

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Figure 1: Main configuration page ................................................................................................................. 6

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This guide provides a full explanation of the DynPro 4.0 Advance

Chapters 2 and 3 provide a description of each component on the main

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2. Main Configuration Page

The main configuration page provides the following functionalities:

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Figure 1: Main configuration page

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The following is the description of each component on the main

When the view report button is clicked, the

: This button is in an enable status only after the

: When this button is clicked, the multi-report page

When this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and

: When this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and

:When this button is clicked, a dialog pops up and

: When this button is clicked, the DynPro 4.0 APT

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This option box is the second option box located

Y channel name option box. It allows the user to

X channel name option box. It allows the user to

: Precision option box.

• Item list in this option box:

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: Scale option box

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• Item list in this option box:

: Average check box.

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If this check box is selected, each data value in the corresponding

This value indicates the facility country.

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: Facility Zip Code check box.

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: Customer City check box.

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If this check box is selected, work order information is displayed on the

: Vehicle Mileage check box.

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3. Multi-Report User Interface

When the “Multi-Report” button on the main configuration page is

Figure 2: Multiple template report user interface

: when this button is clicked, the DynPro 4.0 APT generates a

: when this button is clicked, the multi-report page is exited.

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: This option box is used to display the

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To run this program, Excel should be set up to enable the macro. To

The test data sets must be located at:

4.1 Open APT Excel file

Figure 3 shows the initial APT graphical interface.

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Figure 3: Configuration main page-“the first time”

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