Getting started

The WATS LabVIEW Toolkit supports functions for UUT (Unit Under Test) and UUR (Unit Under Repair) reporting. This article delves into the possibilities of the UUR suite of functions, specifically the UUR Wizard example supplied with the WATS LabVIEW Toolkit.

• Download and install the WATS client
• Install the WATS LabVIEW add-on from the WATS Client Configuration panel
• Open the project in NI LabVIEW. See supported LV versions in the Client release note.
• Open the Example UUR Wizard.vi file

NOTE: The example is not a sophisticated stand alone application, but ment as a starting point example.

On the surface

The Front Panel of the UUR Wizard example is split into two tab-sheets. Identify UUR (Fig. 1) contains a cluster of header data in order to identify the UUR and an status indicator for the WATS server connection, and Failures (Fig. 2) is used to select and enter data for the Repair Report.

Fig. 1: Front Panel showing start data entries

Before you Run the VI, make sure you add proper values in the ctrl.CreateNewUUR container. 

Once the program is started, a window pops up to allow selection of the overall Repair Operation. The overall operation could e.g. be PCBA repai or RMA repair.

 With Repair Operation selected repair sub-categories can be entered using the Failures tab on the Front Panel. Repair steps are added by pressing the “New” button, selecting appropriate Repair Category and Repair Code, entering a reference for the failed component and a comment if applicable. Pressing the “Add” button adds the data to the Failures List. The entire content of the Failures List is added to the Repair Report when the “OK” button is finally pressed.

Fig. 2: Example of filled out Repair Report fields

See the full example in the LabVIEW toolkit for details