TestStand sub-sequence naming problem: "Step" column doesn't match "View" menu

Refer to the attached screenshoot; when I rename the sub-sequences in the "Step" column to the left, these names don't show up in the "View" menu pull-down list shown on the right. What's going on here?
All my sequences are in one .seq file.
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Sequence Naming Problem.gif ‏31 KB

They're not supposed to. When you rename a step, that's not the same thing as renaming a sub-sequence. Say you have a sub-sequence called x, you could have steps called "call sequence x_1", "call sequence x_2", "call sequence x_3", etc., all calling the same sub-sequence. It's no different than the different labels you might have every time you call a pass/fail step.

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