def METHOD_NAME(self):
    name = createJoints()
    # write to file
    self.__files.append(util.expandFileName('testStaticJoints.abc'))
    MayaCmds.AbcExport(j='-root %s -file %s' % (name, self.__files[-1]))
    MayaCmds.select(name)
    MayaCmds.group(name='original')
    # read from file
    MayaCmds.AbcImport(self.__files[-1], mode='import')
    # make sure the translate and rotation are the same
    nodes1 = ["|original|joint1", "|original|joint1|joint2", "|original|joint1|joint2|joint3", "|original|joint1|joint2|joint3|joint4"]
    nodes2 = ["|joint1", "|joint1|joint2", "|joint1|joint2|joint3", "|joint1|joint2|joint3|joint4"]
    for i in range(0, 4):
        self.failUnlessAlmostEqual(MayaCmds.getAttr(nodes1[i]+'.tx'), MayaCmds.getAttr(nodes2[i]+'.tx'), 4)
        self.failUnlessAlmostEqual(MayaCmds.getAttr(nodes1[i]+'.ty'), MayaCmds.getAttr(nodes2[i]+'.ty'), 4)
        self.failUnlessAlmostEqual(MayaCmds.getAttr(nodes1[i]+'.tz'), MayaCmds.getAttr(nodes2[i]+'.tz'), 4)