To run only the selected sequence steps

[Seto311]

Hello. Good evening

There are 15 sequence procedures inside one seq file.

Depending on the user, I want to make sure that only some of the selected sequences are capable of performing them, rather than checking all 15 sequences, but I can't find any example files at all.

I'd really appreciate it if you could give me some reference materials or help

[Jorr-El · Accepted solution]

You can use TestStand API expressions to evaluate certain criteria, and use that as a precondition to the steps you want to skip.

You must make sure that User Privilege Checking is enabled in your Station Options (Station Options»User Manager»Check User Privileges)

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For example, if you wanted TestStand to automatically skip certain steps based on the user's privilege level, you could first obtain flags that indicate the user's permissions:
Statement Step

Locals.Operator = RunState.Engine.CurrentUserHasPrivilege("Operate"),
Locals.Technician = RunState.Engine.CurrentUserHasPrivilege("Debug"),
Locals.Developer = RunState.Engine.CurrentUserHasPrivilege("Develop"),
Locals.Admin = RunState.Engine.CurrentUserHasPrivilege("Configure")

Then, using each of those flags as preconditions in your steps, you can make them run/skip depending on the user's privileges:

Precondition (Run this step if the user is an Operator OR a Technician

Locals.Operator || Locals.Technician

I have attached an example sequence file showing how this works

[Jorr-El]

Here are some other threads that contain similar questions and answers to yours that may help you get exactly the behavior you want:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/How-to-skip-a-step-programmatically/td-p/1034909

https://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/Skip-or-run-any-step-during-execution/td-p/243014

https://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-TestStand/programmatically-accessing-the-individual-privileges-of-a-user...