How to set StationGlobal in Post-Expression if Step==Passed

[OnlyOne]

Hello,
i´m running a teststep and want to set a StationGlobal to True if Step is Passed or False if Step is Failed.
Currently i´m calling a Post-Expression which is:

 (Step.Result.Status=="Passed")?
(StationGlobals.ProjectParameter.Result[0] =TRUE):
(StationGlobals.ProjectParameter.Result[0] =FALSE)

The problem is, that the Status is still "Running" in the postexpression and not passed ord failed.
So how can i set my StationGlobal without adding a new step?

Thx for your help

[icastillejos]

Have you tried using the poststep callback??? Though, I am not sure how practical it'd be if you are using this only in one step.. but I'm sure it will work

[icastillejos]

I just tried this in the postaction (CustomConditionExpression) of one step and it seems to work...

(

Step.Result.Status=="Done")?(StationGlobals.XYZ=TRUE):(StationGlobals.XYZ=FALSE)

[ebalci]

Hi,

Why don't you add an expression step right after your teststep and set its precondition as "PASS teststep" ?

Do you really have to handle it in the post expression?

[RayFarmer]

Hi,

You can do this in the ProcessModelPostResultListEntry callback sequence. This is called after the step results have been evaluated.

Regards

Ray Farmer

[ebalci]

Hi Ray,

Doesn't modifying that callback sequence affect all steps?

If we use the callback but if we want to change the StationGlobal according to the result of a single step among many others then we will again need to put some effort in distinguishing the last executed step.
Am I right?

[RayFarmer]

You are correct.

Trouble is you want to do something based on the result of the step but the Step result will not have been evaluated untill after the post expressions.

So you have a few options.

1) you could perform the evaluation the result in the post expression. (this does mean its going to be performed twice.)

2) have the next step perform the task with a precondition on the result of the step.

3) use the callback but because this affect all steps you will have to do some sort of check so only that step performs the update of your station global. Maybe you can put some Text in the step description that you can check for.

Regards

Ray Farmer 

[RayFarmer]

You are correct.

Trouble is you want to do something based on the result of the step but the Step result will not have been evaluated untill after the post expressions.

So you have a few options.

1) you could perform the evaluation the result in the post expression. (this does mean its going to be performed twice.)

2) have the next step perform the task with a precondition on the result of the step.

3) use the callback but because this affect all steps you will have to do some sort of check so only that step performs the update of your station global. Maybe you can put some Text in the step description that you can check for.

Regards

Ray Farmer 

[Rafi2003]

Hi Ray,

Thank you very much for this answer!!

I always use the post expression in order to set the step.ReportText.  Due to the order of evaluations inside the step, I could not use it (in some cases).  The option 1 in your answer makes it possible.   So simple, but yet....I didn't think about it.

Thanks

Rafi