Equivalent to Step.Limits.Low.NumericFormat in TestStand 3.1?

I am looking to set the Limit Numeric Format property (for individual steps) programmatically through the TestStand API. The link below seems to be talking about the property I need to set (Step.Limits.Low.NumericFormat).
http://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/How-can-I-tell-that-a-default-numeric-format-has-been-applied-t...
Unfortunately on my TestStand 3.1 system, the property doesn't exist (or doesn't work as Raj suggests in the post). Everything is fine on my TS 4.2.1 system.
Does anyone know the name/location of the property in TS 3.1. It must exist as it is possible to modify the display format of limits in TS 3.1. I guess it may not be possible to interact with it through the API which would be a shame.
Regards
Steve
https://decibel.ni.com/content/blogs/DailyCLAD
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Hi Shalini
Thanks for your post. It was helpful but I am not quite there.
If I export a single NumericLimitTest step Step.Limits into LimitLoader format, I get the following:
<Step Name> Limits
Numeric Limit Test <Prop Name='Limits' Type='Obj'><Prop Name='Low' Type='Number' NumFmt='%#x'><Value>9</Value></Prop><Prop Name='High' Type='Number' NumFmt='%#x'><Value>11</Value></Prop><Prop Name='LowExpr' Type='String' TypeName='Expression'><Value></Value></Prop><Prop Name='HighExpr' Type='String' TypeName='Expression'><Value></Value></Prop><Prop Name='UseLowExpr' Type='Boolean'><Value>False</Value></Prop><Prop Name='UseHighExpr' Type='Boolean'><Value>False</Value></Prop></Prop>
<Locals> Variable Value
<FileGlobals> Variable Value
<StationGlobals> Variable Value
So it is the value of 'NumFmt' that I need to set, and the value I need to set it to is '%#x'.......but I am not sure what 'NumFmt' is; it is not a property, it is associated with Limits.Low (and Limits.High), but it isn't a sub property of Limits.Low as Limits.Low is defined as a Number.
I can successfully import the NumFmt of Limits.Low (using the LimitLoader) in TS 3.1, but I am missing one last clue defining how it is done in the API
Regards
Steve.
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