Parameters element

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03/28/2018

Defines a set of one or more parameters for a stage in the diagnostic test or for the entire diagnostic test.

Usage

<Parameters>
  child elements
</Parameters>

Attributes

There are no attributes.

Child elements

Element	Description
Parameter	Defines a parameter for a stage in the diagnostic test or for the entire diagnostic test.

Parameter

Defines a parameter for a stage in the diagnostic test or for the entire diagnostic test.

Child element sequence

Parameter+

Parent elements

Element	Description
DiagnosticTest	Defines a custom diagnostic test, including the metadata, parameters, environment variables, and commands for the test.
PostStep	Defines the PostStep stage of a custom diagnostic test. The PostStep stage processes the output from all of the nodes on which the test ran and prepares the results for display.
PreStep	Defines the PreStep stage of a custom diagnostic test. The PreStep stage performs validation and prepares the environment for running the test.
RunStep	Defines the RunStep stage of a custom diagnostic test. The RunStep stage runs the actual diagnostic test.

Remarks

This element can apply to an entire diagnostic test or to a specific stage in a diagnostic test.

When the Parameters element is a child of the DiagnosticTest element, the set of parameters that the Parameters element defines applies to the entire test. When the Parameters element is a child of the PreStep, RunStep, or PostStep element, the set of parameters that the Parameters element defines applies only to the stage that corresponds to the element that is the parent of the Parameters element.

Element information

Schema file	DiagnosticTests.xsd
Can be empty	No