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Functions in the main menu comprise typical functions. Of special interest are the following:

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Recover unsaved Versions
Use this in case of a crash, machine failure or other malfunction. Opens a dialog to choose from a list of previously edited but unsaved test-suites. These typically contain the state of the suite a few seconds before the malfunction.

New WebTest Suite
Creates a new empty test-suite with a variable environment as required for web-page testing.

Import Library
Use this function to import expecco building block libraries. Notice that this menu-item only imports files containing expecco-libraries (i.e. files in the expecco-test-suite format with a suffix of .ets). Import functions for other formats (xmi, mind-map etc.) are found in the plugin and/or extra menu).

Load Parameter Set from File
Loads the values of externally visible ("visible in expeccoNET") from a file (xml format)

Save Parameter Set into File
Saves the values of all variables which are marked as externally visible ("visible in expeccoNET") to a file (XML format). Notice, that the menu item is disabled if no variables are externally visible.

Undo
Reverts the last operation(s). Notice that most changes are done as a two-step operation; changes to a diagram or to program code are initially only applied to an edit-copy of the item, and then "installed" by pressing the "apply" button. This is required because changes can be made at any time - even while a test-suite is being executed. Therefore, a diagram can be edited without affecting the ongoing execution, until a consistent state has been reached, and then installed as an "atomic" operation into the suite. The new code or diagram semantics will be in effect as soon as that installed action is called for (i.e. an ongoing activity is finished with the previous code/diagram).

New Window
Opens another expecco window (initially on the same project). You can switch to and edit another project if required (for example, to mix & merge objects from different projects via drag & drop).

This is the same as the current-selected treeitem's popup menu (right button menu).

This is the same as the current-selected diagram item's popup menu (right button menu).

Save Test-Result
Saves the execution trace and log-information into a so called "expecco log-file". This contains all information required to inspect and see the execution details at any later time. It also includes the definitions of any executed action block (but not that of any other blocks).

The contents of this menu depends on the set of installed plugins.