Change step type

I recently inherited a TestStand project that needs changing. My main question is how to change a step type. For instance,
sequence 1
   step 1 (p/f) that programs 1 field in a device,
   step 2 (p/f) that verifies field 1 in the device.
sequence 2
   other actions
sequence 3
   step 1 (p/f) further programs 8 fields in the device.
   step 2 (p/f) verify the 8 fields.
I would like to save the results of sequence 1, step 2 in a non-station global, then verify all 9 fields in step 2 of sequence 3. So I am guessing I should make sequence 1 step 2 an action vi instead of a p/f step and save the result in a global or maybe I can just uncheck the collection flag.
Hope this makes sense .
Thanks,
jv

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As of right now, there does not appear to be a way to programmatically change step type menu items from visible to hidden via the TestStand API. Someone has posted a product suggestion for this type of functionality to be made available in a later version of the software, however. You can view it here. I would recommend giving this idea kudos in order to boost its chances of being implemented in a future release.
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I had a system recently containing seven sequence files, approx 20 subsequences in each, and around 10-20 steps in each sub-sequence. Every step (except for the NI non-code module types) was an instance of a step type.
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base /open SQL Statement etc) the first time i defined the system everything was fine but when i changed the Database (using M.S.Access) the " open SQL Statement" it would show the tables but not thier columns ,I"m using win98 sec edition / Teststand 1.0.1Hello Kitty -
Certainly it is unusual that you can still see the tables available in your MS Access database but cannot see the columns? I am assuming you are configuring an Open Statement step and are trying to use the ring-control to select columns from your table?
Can you tell me more about the changes you made to your file when you 'changed' it with MS Access? What version of Access are you using? What happens if you try and manually type in an 'Open Statement Dialog's SQL string such as...
"SELECT UUT_RESULT.TEST_SOCKET_INDEX, UUT_RESULT.UUT_STATUS, UUT_RESULT.START_DATE_TIME FROM UUT_RESULT"
Is it able to find the columns even if it can't display them? I am worried that maybe you are using a version of MS Access that is too new for the version of TestSt
and you are running. Has anything else changed aside from the file you are editing?
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-Elaine R.
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask

Assignment of Step type and CR step for MDG_S

Hi
This is in continuaton for thread MDG_S workflow.
I original issue which is for MDGS when I assigned WS543000005 to CR type and sumitted CR goes no where,
As as per SWEL it shows No Reciver Found enen though GET_AGENT table is maintained.
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Can you explain from where assignment of CR steps to CR type in desion table are taken ino accout ?
Why description is not matched for steps under IMG and in decesion table?
Can you explain me releationship between CR step and step type,CR Status and where they \maintained in IMG and how proceeses modelling is diffenent t for determination of Next CR step in case of WS531000044 ?

Please keep in mind that "hard-wired" workflow templates are just that: hard-wired. This means that a specific workflow template (for example WS53100044) will always have the same number of steps, each step will always have the same type and number, agents will always be assigned in the same way, and those can't be altered by configurations. To understand each workflow template's behavior, you can either open that template in transaction PFTC or SWDD, or alternatively, read the exact behavior in SAP Help documentation. You basically need to google the workflow template number and you should be able to find the description of each template's behavior (by the way, the number you type has an extra zero so if you can't find a match on Google, you will know why ).
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Creating a step type "launcher" that would insert the appropriate built-in or custom step type at edit time

Hi everybody,
I'm looking for tips, pointers,directions... to be able to perform this operation in TS 4.0 sequence Editor, if it's even possible...
I'm managing a test system with a "home-made" virtual instruments abstraction Layer complementary to IVI classes for instruments which do not have classes defined, customizing the sequence editor accordingly for developpers of my department.
So basically when the instrument is IVI, the developper uses the built-in IVI step-type type and when it is not, he uses the the custom step types that I developped for this particular class of instruments.
However there are classes where I do have both IVI and specific drivers available and I do need to use both in the test sequence.
For example let's say there are two sources of DC power available in the testbench, one being a programmable IVI compliant DC power supply, and the other one composed of fixed "blocks" of DC power supply managed by externals relays and you need to use them both in the test sequence.
What I would like to be able to do in the sequence editor is inserting the appropriate step type at edit time just by selecting the source of power supply (by a ring or enum for eg), and if the first ressource is selected, it inserts IVI step type, and if the second ressource is chosen, it inserts the appropriate custom step type.
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Regards,
Cyril
Cyril Bouton
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Hello Cyril,
Here is an idea that could be done:
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Now we could add a dialog that allows us to choose when we put a step down but we should still allow the user to change later via the Edit substep we create.
I don't think we can create something that inserts a completely different step, but we can have one step that has the ability to do both and we can pick which one we execute. Also note we still don't have the ability to edit the Panels for a step, so we have to use a new window that we call from our Edit substep to complete the step.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Olivier L. | Certified LabVIEW Developer

How to change data type of content type column.

Hi all,
I am having one content type. I have 10 columns in it. There are two rich text columns in my content type. I have attached this content type to pages library. I want to change the data type of this rich text column to "Full
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Please assist me with this issue.
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Hi,
From your description, my understanding is that you want to change the data type for rich text column in content type.
The field type of Full HTML content with formatting and constraints for publishing is "Invalid", you could refer to this article:https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spfieldtype.aspx.
You also could test it by create a Full HTML content with formatting and constraints for publishing column and get the its type with C# code below:
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below:
As a workaround, you could follow these steps to accomplish your requirement:
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I have developed several COM instrument drivers in Visual Basic 6.0 which I can call from TestStand using the ActiveX/COM adapter. However, I would like to be able to create a custom step type for each of these ActiveX servers. Each server provides several creatable classes and a number of interfaces. Ideally I'd like to create a custom step type that references the GUID of my server but have the ability to programatically assign the step properties such as Interface ID and CoClass ID to use the classes and interfaces of my server that I want need to access.
I have noticed that it is possible to create a step type (IEngine.NewStepType method) and set the Automation Adpater. Then I can programatically access its hidden properties (e.g.TS.SData.Call.CoClass). However, I am unsure of how to save and/or access this newly created step type. Where is it stored and how can I insert steps using of the new step type?
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Get a TypeUserList reference by calling PropertyObjectFile.TypeUsageList().
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Using each steptype PorpertyObject reference.
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save the ini file PropertyObjectFile.SaveFileIfModified(prompt = TRUE).
Tidy up by releasing references etc.
I know this works for TestStand 2.0.1f1 and hopefully it will work for 3.1. Unfortunately I haven't got 3.x installed on a PC to try it.
Hope this gets you started.
Regards
Ray Farmer
Regards
Ray Farmer

How can I include multiple limits in the sequence file documentation for custom step type?

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I have a custom Step Type that contains Measurements property under Results. Its type is Array of NI_LimitMeasurement.
I would like to see the values in the sequence file documentation like NI_MultipleNumericLimitTest type.
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Hi Andras,
I have made a slight change to the sequencefile 'docgen_txt.seq'.
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Add-on step types for TestStand?

I am almost certainly reinventing some wheels with Teststand by creating some basic test types.
For example, I just wrote a custom step type for taking an analog measurement from a DAQmx instrument. Surely someone has done this before, and surely someone will want to do it again. There's nothing proprietary about code that simple, and I'd be happy to give it away if there was a place to post it.
Two questions:
1. Is there an open-source repository for sharing custom step types?
2. Are there add-ons for purchase with canned step types beyond those which come with TestStand?
-Arthur

Hi Jigg,
I looked at Averna.com, and I don't see any add-ins available on their website. It looks like they offer services mostly.
It's a good point about TS projects being so varied and customized. However, if custom step types are well architected, as the built-in step types are, then they ought to be reusable by others.
You're right also that I can accomplish my DAQmx steps easily using an Action step with the LV adapter. My motivation for the custom step is to improve the interface for setting up such an action. In particular, when using an IO channel in TS, I have to manually type in a text string for the DeviceName value, whereas I'd like to choose from a list of global names (e.g. with the global channel list control in LV). I can get this affect by using an Enum in a wrapper VI, which maps to an array of channel constants; but this is fragile if the available channels are changed (e.g. added, removed or renamed in MAX).
Additionally, a custom step type is better than a step template for my purposes, because I can propagate changes in the step type to instances of steps throughout the test. This is incredibly valuable to me during development and debugging. It saves me time when I want to update a step that I've used many times throughout a test sequence. Although TS isn't itself a programming language, I find that I expect it to share certain traits with programming languages to facilitate development, such as type abstractions and a strict enforcement of congruency between types and instances. But I digress....
Thanks for your suggestions.

Stationglobals in a Labview custom step type inside a new thread do not get updated

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I have a Custom Step type which I use to pass parameters to TestStand from a VI and vice-versa through some step fields. I run the VI inside a sequence in a new thread and expect the VI to update the parameters when I change them through the TestStand StationGlobals.
For example, I have a waveform injection custom step. I want to continuously inject a signal while I do some measurements on it. So, I put this step type in a sequence and ran it in a new thread.
I pass the VI parameter 'Stop_Injection' through a step field as shown in image 1. And I expect the step field to get updated when the new thread is run continuously by passing the corresponding stationglobal in the Pre-expression of the custom step (image 2). But this fails to happen. The VI does not get updated.
On the other hand, if I do not bother with the step field and directly pass the stationglobal (figure 3), it works perfectly.
Any idea why this is happening?
I hope I was clear in my question.
LabVIEW 8.6.1
TestStand 4.1.1
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Hi,
In image 3 you are linked directly to the StationGlobal of which you are continually updating therefore seeing the changes.
In the other you are only linked to the Step.Stop_Injection and are only updating this valve from the stationglobals once in the pre-expression. You are not changing the reference.
Regards
Ray Farmer
Regards
Ray Farmer

How can i modify a step type description?

I need to modify the description of some custom step types. I saw how this is made in the Basic Ivi step types. What i want to do is to display the current selected operation for an ivi step type as is done in the basic Ivi step type. Isaw that this is done just evaluating the vriable instrOperation and depending on the value you guys insert a name corresponding to that value.
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This is the description i have in the step:
ResStr("IVI_STEP_TYPE", "IVI", "IVI") + " " + ResStr("IVI_STEP_TYPE", "Counter", "Counter") + ": " + ((Step.LogicalName=="") ? ResStr("IVI_STEP_TYPE", "UNSPECIFIED LOGICAL NAME", "UNSPECIFIED LOGICAL NAME") : LocalizeExpression(Step.LogicalName)) + ", " + ResStr("IVI_STEP_TYPE", ((Step.Operation==0) ? "CONF FREQUENCY" : ((Step.Operation==1) ? "MEASURE" : ((Step.Operation==2) ? "READ" : ((Step.Operation==3) ? "INIT" : ((Step.Operation==4) ? "STATUS" : ((Step.Operation==5) ? "ABORT" : ((Step.Operation==6) ? "FETCH" : ((Step.Operation==7) ? "PERIOD" : ((Step.Operation==8) ? "CONF. VERTICAL" : ((Step.Operation==9) ? "CONF. INPUT IMPEDANCE" : ((Step.Operation==10) ? "CONF. BANDPASS FILTER" : ((Step.Operation==11) ? "CONF. LOWPASS FILTER" : ((Step.Operation==12) ? "CONF. HIGHPASS FILTER" : ((Step.Operation==13) ? "UNCONFIGURE FILTER" : ((Step.Operation==14) ? "SECONDARY EVENT" : ((Step.Operation==15) ? "RISE TIME" : ((Step.Operation==16) ? "FALL TIME" : ((Step.Operation==17) ? "POSITIVE PULSE" : ((Step.Operation==18) ? "NEGATIVE PULSE" : ((Step.Operation==19) ? "CONF. INTERVAL X TO Y MEAS" : ((Step.Operation==20) ? "CONF. PHASE X TO Y MEAS" : ((Step.Operation==21) ? "MEASURE X TO Y" : ((Step.Operation==22) ? "CONF. EXT. START ARM" : ((Step.Operation==23) ? "CONF. IMM START ARM" : ((Step.Operation==24) ? "CONF. EXT. STOP ARM" : ((Step.Operation==25) ? "CONF.TIME STOP ARM" : ((Step.Operation==26) ? "CONF. DIGITS STOP ARM" : "INVALID OPERATION"))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
and this is the description i get in some of the steps:
Ivi Counter, "Sample Counter", String not found in table

Eromero -
The ResStr function retrieves a string from the TestStand language resource files. We call this a table. The funtion requires a category and tag value name. Review the Creating String Resource Files section in Chapter 3, page 6 of the User Manual for more details.
So the strings that you are already referencing are in the IviStepTypes.ini file in the
Components\NI\Language\English directory. You could add your new strings that you require to a sister file that you would create under the Components\User\Language\English directory, or you can remove the call to ResStr and just hardcode the string with your step type if you do not want the ability to translate the string for other languages.
The call that is probably failing is:
ResStr
("IVI_STEP_TYPE", ((Step.Operation==0) ? "CONF FREQUENCY" : ...
Also, right now the call to ResStr("IVI_STEP_TYPE", "Counter", "Counter") is probably failing and just using the default value you supply in the call.
Scott Richardson - NI
Scott Richardson
National Instruments

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