Stopping TestStand Sequence With PreUUT Loop Disabled

Hi All,
I have edited my sequence so I do not use the default UUT Information dialog to enter serial number information etc. I handle all of that on my own to get a specific file name and perform other tasks within my sequence. I have the PreUUT callback added to my sequence so I do not get the dialog at the beginning my tests. It is all working great except for one thing, ending the sequence. To make a long story short I have a stop button as one of my fixture controls. I want it to act the same as when the Stop button is pressed on the default UUT Information dialog. I have tried terminating the execution with a Call Method and it works except then the report winds up saying "Terminated" which I do not want. Is there any way to stop a sequence gracefully as with the PreUUT callback disabled?
Thanks in advance for any insight into this.
Troy

Thank you both for your comments. I am actually using both suggestions at this point and it is working. I got around it but the only frustrating part was some things I was trying to do in the PreUUT callback did not work. It did not like any variables passed in or out of that sequence that were not already there. I am sure there is a solution for that but I had to get some units tested so I got it working another way using functional globals in Labview to get the values passed between the sequences. Thanks again for your help.

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