Maximum efficiency and flexibility through Automation Framework

Automation Framework provides the flexible framework that was missing to date for applications of the automation sector. Based on Microsoft .NET, it provides a standardized engineering model for all tools, which also results in an integrated data management of the associated tools.

Thus, systems can be viewed from a functional angle and not tool-based. For this reason, the reuse of available machine or system modules can be guaranteed. This decreases development times and costs for individual variants, facilitates maintenance, increases reliability in the total system and decreases test and application costs.

The features described here generally refer to Automation Framework and thus are valid for the Tool Builder and the Suite Builder.

Provision of the basic functionalities

The basic technology for all tools registered in Automation Framework is provided by Automation Framework itself.

Open framework ...

... for the integration of additional tools (including their own data management).

Consistent and common data management...

... for all tools included in the framework: The data management of each integrated tool is transferred to Automation Framework and executed by Automation Framework mechanisms.

Usage of catalogs

Automation modules are composed of objects, which are derived from catalogs. This procedure is comparable to the usage of libraries.

 [Technological basics of Automation Framework, object model]
 [Details of the Tool Builder]
 [Details of the Suite Builder]