Show popup dialog at step type dropping to the sequence

I have a LabVIEW step type with some module parameters and step's variables what needs to be setup to configure this step. Can I make it to display the popup dialog to enter the required values at the moment when I drop the step type to a new sequence?
Examples: 1. I have TestID in steps variables what needs to be setup. Popup dialog is more convenient than going to Variables and searching for the TestID in tree.
2. I have one step type which does a different actions depending of the enum parameter in the LabVIEW module. This parameter is set to default in steptype. I'd like the step name in my sequence to be the value of the enum. Something like RunState.Step.TS.SData.ViCall.Parms["Configuration Update"].ArgVal in the step type Default Step Name Expression helps and displays the enum text as step name when I drop the step type in the sequence. But changing the Configuration Update parameter in this step to another value does not followed by changing the step's name, looks like the step type's Default Step Name Expression is evaluated only once when step is created from the step type.
Sergey Kolbunov
CLA, CTD
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Thank you Doug, your advise works just perfect for the first case. OnNewStep, who may think about it? Is it documented somewhere?
For the second case it is not so straightforward. I don't care so much about automatic update of the step name when it is already in a sequence, setting this name and the appropriate module's parameter at insert will be enough. Tool to update names is not a problem, I'm using such kind of tool to automatically update sequences when my step types got changed. I need the subject feature because I'm trying to create a custom sequence editor for end users with minimal knowledge of TestStand.
Talking about second case, it's look like setting of module's parameter via expression does not work. Now I'm trying to set it using TestStand API in the OnNewStep substep.
Now I have another problem. How to access the TestStand Adapter API automation server in LabVIEW? I'm trying to get Sequence Context ->Step ->Module ->Parameters but to get Parameters property of LabVIEWModule class the TestStand Adapter API server required while I see properties list for the Module class of the TestStand API server. It seems to be very easy to switch server in TestStand but how to do it in LabVIEW?
Sergey Kolbunov
CLA, CTD

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