A test notebook becomes misleading when it contains only attractive finished samples. A planned test that never started, or a session stopped before a usable result, still contains information that can prevent the next person from repeating an unresolved setup.
Distinguish three states
Use separate entries for not started, interrupted and completed. Record the specimen identifier, the intended question and the reason the work did not proceed. An unidentified coating, missing operating guidance or an unresolved setup question can justify holding a plan without producing a sample.
Do not label an untested material as failed. Likewise, do not label an interrupted attempt as a completed comparison. Keep any associated artwork and observations attached to the correct state.
Define what would reopen the question
List the missing evidence or instruction needed before reconsidering the test. Assign a clear hold status so an unfinished entry does not become an informal invitation to retry. Follow the relevant operating and emergency guidance if a session was interrupted by an abnormal condition.
An AntBelt G1 planning notebook can use this structure without claiming new material capability. Its value is an honest boundary around the evidence: which question was answered, which remains open and why there is no finished sample.
Browse related planning notes in /updates/.