The OTX-Designer is the central command element. So that the author is able to create test sequences is graphically edit and understand. It consists of a set of controls that can by the user using the OTX Designer SDK to be integrated into your applications. The main controls are:

• Workflow-Designer (WorkflowDesignerControl)
• Solution Explorer (Solution Explorer Control)
• Toolbox (ToolboxServiceControl)
• Output (DiagComTraceControl and VariablesTraceControl)

The following main tasks will be implemented with the OTX Designer:

• Specification,
• Realization,
• Docu­men­ta­tion,

Workflow-Designer

In the Workflow Designer, the sequences are edited graphically illustrated. Each tab of the designer corresponds to a sequence (Procedure) In OTX. OTX a file (document) can contain multiple processes.

Workflow Designer for machining processes

A process (procedure) consists of various Akti­vi­tä­ten. Each activity has a set of general and specific parameters. The parameters can be set using the Properties window.

The sequence is presented in the form of a generic flow diagram. In a typical flow-chart program (eg, Visio), the author has many degrees of freedom for positioning and presentation of each item. These degrees of freedom are restricted. The author only has the ability to add individual items to delete or edit their data. He has no influence on the position of the elements and can control their representation only in terms of Detailierungstiefe. This has the following advantages:

• The representation is generated solely from the OTX data. No other meta data is required.
• The depiction of the sequence is independent of the taste of the author. The same OTX sequence is shown on different computers the same.
• The author must be comp details do not care