Show settings of custom steps in the step settings pane

[frankne]

Hi,

I created some new steps and added to each an edit substep. So the user can customise the options.

After a while if the user wants to see the options again he has to click the edit button to know whats happening in the step this is very cumbersome and slow.

Now I am looking for a solution to avoid this. I had some ideas but either they are not good enough or i dont know how to do this.

1. show the properties in the description: -good idea but sometimes the description is a bit confusing and to short. (same with comments)

2. open a window when the user selects a step and close it when he deselects it. -I dont know how to realise this...

3. modify the step settings pane and show the properties directly instead of the edit button. -this is my favorite but how to realise?

hope somebody can help me with realising my ideas or has some new.

I am sure I am not the only one with this problem

Cheers Frank

[j_dodek]

Hi frankne,

I would store the the settings in the step itself.

When creating a StepType you can add variables or even containers to the type.

If you are developing in C/C++ or CVI just look at the CallExec StepType which is shipped with TS

If you select "Step" in the Variables Windows you see that all settings are done there.

If you are interrested about the source code:

ProgrammFolder\National Instruments\TestStand 4.0\Components\NI\StepTypes\CallExec

If you are interrested to see how powerful a user stepType could be visit:

http://sine.ni.com/cs/app/doc/p/id/cs-11443 

Greetings

Juergen

[frankne]

Hi Juergen,

the options are stored in step variables already. And the user (test sequence developer) can have a look in the variables window but this is not very comfortable.

Thats why I want to show him in a special window (or something else) a few selected properties of this step The user sould see the properties as soon as he selects a step in the sequence.

I added a picture as an example, it shows how it could look like.

I hope you understand my intention a bit better now.

Cheers Frank

[j_dodek]

Hi Frank,

I know exactly what you want !, i would like it, too !

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=330&message.id=20804&query.id=306774#M20804

Greetings and  

still waiting for a "blue" answer

Juergen

[DianaS]

Hi

yes this would be a good idea. But unfortunately there is no such option at the moment.

But you can make a product suggestion here:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Idea-Exchange/ct-p/ideas

Maybe one day it will be a feature of TestStand.

[j_dodek]

Hi Diana,

Thanks for your answer.

BTW I have opened a new thread  to ask again.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=330&thread.id=24108

Now i am directly in contact with JoshW

Lets see what we can get in future.

Greetings

Juergen