Output File Properties Dialog Box

This dialog box opens when a recording ends if the Show Output File Properties dialog after recording check box is enabled in the Recorder Configuration dialog box on the Output File tab. The fields are filled with the defined defaults and can be overwritten. The information contained in the fields is automatically added to the measurement file.

The following fields and commands are available:

Path

Enter the directory path under which the measurement file should be stored.

Template

Enter the name of the measurement file. To use predefined variables, enter the symbol &.

List of variables

Variable	Description
&[CNT1-10]	Counter to use for a file name with an automatically sequenced version number. If the version number is higher than the digit number, the higher number of the digits is used. Examples: CNT1: File counter with 1 digit > 2 CNT2: File counter with 2 digits > 02
&[COMPANY]	Company name read from the INCA user options
&[DATABASE]	Name of the used database
&[dd]	Day, 01-31
&[EXPERIMENT]	Name of the used experiment
&[hh]	Hour of the day, 00-12
&[HH]	Hour of the day, 00-24
&[MM]	Month, 01-12
&[mm]	Minute, 00-59
&[PROGRAMDESCRIPTION]	Name of the used description file, for example ECU project
&[PROJECT]	Project name read from the INCA user options
&[REFERENCEPAGE]	Name of the reference page
&[ss]	Seconds, 00-59
&[tt]	Clock identifier AM or PM
&[USER]	User name read from the INCA user options
&[VEHICLE]	Vehicle name read from the INCA user options
&[WORKINGPAGE]	Name of the working page
&[WORKSPACE]	Name of the used workspace
&[yy]	Year, for example 22
&[yyyy]	Year, for example 2022

You can define a default file name in the INCA user option Measure filebase name (Preset), see User Options for Meausurements: General Tab.

The file is automatically saved with the ending *.dat or *.mf4 according to the selected MDF File Type in the INCA user options, see User Options for Meausurements: General Tab.

File Name

Displays the actual file name with the updated values for the variables of the Template field.

Write file settings to recorder configuration

Activate this option to overwrite the file settings in the recorder configuration with the current file settings. These will be stored with the experiment and used as default for future recordings with this recorder.

Insert default comment

Activate this option to automatically add the INCA default comment when saving the measurement file.

Comment

The comment consists of two parts:

The first part is shown in the upper listbox with gray background color; these contents can not be changed.
They will only be added to the header of the measure file if the checkbox Insert default comment is checked.
The second part is shown in the lower listbox; this text can be edited.
It will be added to the header of the measure file upon saving.

User

Enter the user name. The Windows user is used as default user.

Company

Enter a company.

Project

Enter a project description.

Vehicle

Enter a designation for the vehicle.

Read from User Options

Use this command to accept the information stored in the User Options for the fields User, Company, Project and Vehicle.

Write to User Options

Use this command to write to the User Options the information stored here for the fields User, Company, Project and Vehicle.

Write comment information to recorder configuration

Activate this option to overwrite the comment information, that means MDF header settings, in the recorder configuration with the current file settings. These will be stored with the experiment and used as default for future recordings with this recorder.

Reset

Resets all changed user entries of this dialog to their initial values.

Save

Saves the measurement under the given name and path and with the given properties.

Discard

Closes the dialog box without saving the measurement file.