Graph stalls when front panel is adjusted

So I am trying to debug a code that someone previously wrote. I am a bit familiar with the code but as I mentioned did not write it myself. The deal is that when Im in running the front panel and the graph is graphing time vs any other parameter, if you press any button on the front panel or if a sub-vi gets called the graph will stall and one has to manually reset the graph. I am not too sure why this is going on. Attached are a few screen shots of where this section of the code lives. There is a stacked sequence with two subdiagrams and it is also being called in the event structure inside one of those subdiagrams. I could also upload the whole code if needed.
Thanks for the help guys
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OK, I was able to get to the code by selective unzipping.
As a first step, you should eliminate all these value property nodes and replace them with plain local variables instead. The code os causing excessive thread switching and spends way too much time in the UI thread.
Overall, there is way too much code. For example you have in the "graphed parameter" event the same property node in every single case of the inner case structures. These property nodes belong after the case structure, only once instance each needed!
(Sorry, I have to do some other things now. Will look at it a little more later.....)
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Firstly, I apologise if I’ve sent this to the wrong forum – I’m not sure if this is a TestStand or Labview related issue or possibly both.
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