Passing failed step name to a VI

[test_man]

Thanks folon 🙂

Your suggestion did the trick.

I added call back you suggested. From that call back I use NameOf(Parameters.Step) and assign it to global variable and read that variable from my sequence to get failed step name.

[GiuseppeNDP]

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@test_man wrote:

From that call back I use NameOf(Parameters.Step) 

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Perfect! This is exactly what I was looking for, because it is not a standard part of the step parameter container to the PostStepFailure. This doesn't make a lot of sense to me, anyone care to explain?

[PezDeSpencer]

Hello GiuseppeNDP,

The SequenceFilePostStepFailure contains a step parameter. I think I am confused by what your question is about. If it is about the NameOf function, this link has more information on how it works (http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/370052N-01/tsfundamentals/infotopics/nameof/)

If you could please elaborate on your question that would be great. 

You also may see more community participation if you create a new thread and just link this one, as this thread is quite old. 

Best,

Spencer R

AE | NI

[GiuseppeNDP]

Hi, 

My question is as to why the NameOf function needs to be used in the first place rather than it being a parameter passed down such as Parameter.Step.NameOf. Only once I knew that the NameOf function works as a given for all containers in TestStand it made sense.