Measure File Comment and Other Meta Information

For each measure file used in a configuration, you can display its metadata, e.g. the file comment and information about when, by whom, and for which project the file was created. Depending on the actual file format, some of the described possibilities might not be supported.

To see how you can get more information about a measure file or a signal, watch our video Displaying Meta Information.

You can perform the following actions:

• To display comment and other meta information
• To edit comment and other meta information

To display comment and other meta information

1. Do one of the following:

   • In the File Explorer, hover over a measure file.

     The metadata is displayed as a tooltip.

   • In the File Explorer, select the file and press Ctrl+I.

     The metadata is displayed in the Information Window. You can select the content of the table and copy it to the clipboard.

2. If you select another measure file, the metadata is updated automatically in the Information window.

To edit comment and other meta information

1. In the File Explorer right-click the measure file and select About Measure File.

   or

   Press Ctrl+I.

2. To edit the comment or meta information, click .

   You can edit the following fields:

   • User
   • Company
   • Vehicle
   • Project
   • Default and User Comment.

   The original comment or meta information remains in the measure file. It can be found if the measure file is opened with an editor tool. To delete completely the original comment or meta information and make it anonymous, perform subsequently an export of the measure data into a new measure file.

   Note that editing is only possible if MDA V8 gets a write access on the file and only works with MDF3 and MDF4 files. This function does not work for measure files created with snapshot recording.

3. To store all changes, click Save or press Enter.