Variable Guidelines for Cleanup in TestStand

[TonyJ]

Some of my sequences can be very large and complex. One aspect which I struggle with involves opening relays and closing out of DAQme server. Depending on where a test fails, accounting for relays and handles can be challenging. I want to use FileGlobals (Boolean variable) for this purpose but our software architect discourages us from using them. What sequence guidelines should a TestStand user write to? Would that philosophy change for multiple threads?  

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Tony

[jonathanadalin]

You can use engine callbacks to check for conditions then execute actions after test failure. You can learn about engine callbacks here. There's also this forum post where a user goes over the different engine callback types.