Report Analyzer for NI TestStand

Turn TestStand reports into decisions

Every time a sequence finishes, NI TestStand writes an ATML XML report — hundreds of numeric limit tests, pass/fail steps and string comparisons inside a 1–2 MB file that nobody wants to open by hand. Report Analyzer reads those files directly, stores them in a local database on your PC, and produces the analysis that used to take a day of copy-paste in Excel.

The History & Statistics module. 283 measurements from 55 executions in one table — mean, sigma, tolerance, bias, Cg, Cgk, Cp, Cpk and %EV per measurement, with the out-of-spec cells shaded. Below, the selected measurement plotted in run order against its limits, and its distribution against the normal curve.

Point it at a folder. It parses every report, filters out the sequence noise, and in a few clicks you have measurement capability, drift over time, a Pareto of what is actually failing, and a formatted report you can hand to a customer or an auditor.

Download and try it

The download is free and requires no account, no registration and no payment. The application includes a 6-day trial with the full feature set, so you can evaluate it on your own reports before deciding.

Download the installer (.exe) — Windows 64-bit

When you are ready to keep using it, buy a perpetual license and activate the same installation. One license, one computer, no expiry.

Import built for production volume

Bulk-import ATML IEEE-1636.1:2011 XML files straight from your TestStand report folder. The parser understands NumericLimitTest, NI_MultipleNumericLimitTest (expanded into individual measurements), PassFailTest and StringValueTest, and reads single limits, GE/LE limits and expected-value-with-error-limits. Import filters drop SessionAction noise so the dataset stays clean, and a filter set can be saved once and reused on every import.

55 executions imported in one pass, each with its date, serial number, product, overall result and duration. From here they become a dataset you can slice, group and analyze.

MSA Type 1 capability, to your standard

A 22-column statistics table per measurement: n, mean, standard deviation, min, max, tolerance, nominal, bias, Cg, Cgk, Cp, Cpk, %EV, %K, %RE and a pass / conditional / fail verdict. Four standards are built in — AIAG MSA 4 (2010), VDA 5 / Q-DAS, Ford Global and AIAG MSA 3 (2002) — and you can define a custom standard with its own factors and Cg acceptance limit when a customer requires something different.

Find what is actually failing

Yield, failure counts and the ranking of the steps responsible for them — so the conversation moves from “we have a yield problem” to “these three measurements cause most of it”.

The Error Distribution module: overall pass rate, status breakdown by group, and the measurements that fail most often ordered by frequency.

More ways to look at the same data

• History chart — every measured value in order against LSL/USL, as lines, points or bars, one measurement or several overlaid.
• Histogram — value distribution against the limits, so you see immediately whether you are centered or riding a limit.
• Trend analysis — trend table with floating mean, configurable window size and polynomial degree.
• Graph comparison — overlay several measurements on one Y-Y diagram, or plot two against each other on an X-Y scatter with the Pearson correlation coefficient.
• Similarity matrix — Pearson correlation across all measurements at once, to find the steps that move together.
• Grouping — build groups of executions by lot, shift, fixture or station and run any analysis per group instead of over the whole pile.

Reports people accept

A wizard walks you through what to include — which measurements, which groups, the output format and the cover information — and exports PDF and Excel reports carrying your corporate logo and a custom footer.

Step one of the wizard: pick exactly which measurements go into the report, individually or all at once.

Three report types are available: a single execution, a batch summary with yield over time and a Pareto of failures, and the MSA Type 1 report — one page per measurement with its statistics, its capability verdict, its history chart and its histogram.

One page of an exported MSA Type 1 report. Statistics and capability side by side with the verdict, then the distribution and the run history for that measurement. The Excel version includes the raw values so your customer can verify every number.

Runs entirely on your own PC

Installation, license activation and daily use are all offline. Imported test data is stored in a local SQLite database on that machine. There is no server, no user account and no cloud sync, and the application contains no telemetry or analytics. It works on a station with no internet connection at all — which is how most test stations are configured.

Specifications

System requirements

• Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit
• 4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB recommended for large datasets
• About 400 MB of disk space, plus space for your imported database
• 1600 × 900 display or higher recommended
• No internet connection required
• NI TestStand does not need to be installed on the same PC. Report Analyzer only reads the XML report files TestStand produces.

Step-by-step guides for every module are in the Report Analyzer documentation.

How licensing works

1. Download and install Report Analyzer from the link above.
2. Open it and click Start 6-day free trial — no license key needed.
3. The activation screen shows your Device ID. Copy it.
4. Buy the perpetual license and paste that Device ID during checkout.
5. We email your license key within one business day. Paste it into the activation screen and that installation is licensed permanently.

Questions

Which report format does it read?
ATML IEEE-1636.1:2011 XML, which is what TestStand writes when the report format is set to ATML. If your sequences currently produce HTML or plain text reports, change the report format in the TestStand report options — the documentation shows exactly where.

Does my data leave my computer?
No. Every report you import is parsed locally and stored on that same PC. There is no server, no account, no telemetry and no cloud sync.

How many reports can it handle?
It is built for production volumes — imports of hundreds of files, each with 600+ numeric measurements, into a single dataset.

Is the license a subscription?
No. It is a one-time purchase, valid permanently on one computer.

What happens when I change computers?
Contact us with the new device ID and we reissue your key for the new machine at no cost.