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Error: The procedure tries to set the location of a movable zone after the test has started

Description

If you've set up a zone to be a movable zone, you can select for each stage of the test whether the location of the zone should be set by a procedure (rather than setting it to be the same for each animal, or setting it manually when each test starts). This is set up in the stage's settings page, under Location of the zone during this stage.

If you've set up your stage in this way, you can use the Set location of movable zone action to specify the location of the movable zone. However, this must be done in the shaded area at the top of the procedure editor, and not in the main body of the procedure - the location of a movable zone can't be altered after the test has started.

This error is displayed in the list of errors and warnings at the bottom of the procedure editor when a procedure is checked for errors, or when the procedure editor is exited.

Example

When using the Set location of movable zone action, it must be dragged into the shaded area at the top of the test, as shown below:

Figure 1. The Set location of movable zone action can only be used in the shaded section of the procedure, before the test starts - not the un-shaded section at the bottom of the procedure.

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