Step Type Properties Dialog Box
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Step Type Properties Dialog Box
Select Properties from the context menu for a step type in the Types window to examine and modify the values of the built-in properties.
The Step Type properties dialog box contains the following tabs:
- General —The name, description, and comment for the step type. You can also specify an icon and module adapter.
- Menu —The menu item name that appears for the step type in the Step Types list of the Insertion Palette and Insert Step submenu of the Steps pane context menu. Use the Step Type Menu Editor dialog box to organize the Step Types list and the Insert Step submenu.
- Substeps —Substeps for the step type. Use substeps to define standard actions, other than calling the code module , TestStand performs for all instances of the step type.
- Default Run Options —The initial run option settings for new steps you create from the step type.
- Default Post Actions —The initial post action settings for new steps you create from the step type.
- Default Expressions —The initial expression settings for new steps you create from the step type.
- Disable Properties —Prevents sequence developers from modifying the settings of built-in instance step type properties in individual steps.
- Code Templates —Associates one or more code templates with the step type.
- Version —The version of a type and how TestStand resolves differences between type definitions in separate files.
- Default Loop Options —The initial loop option settings for new steps you create from the step type.
- Default Switching —The initial switching settings for new steps you create from the step type.
- Default Synchronization —The initial synchronization settings for new steps you create from the step type.
Note
The Default Run Options, Default Post Actions, Default Loop Options, Default Expressions, Default Switching, and Default Synchronization tabs display instance properties. These tabs have the same appearance and behavior as the Run Options, Loop Options, Expressions, and Synchronization tabs in the
Step Properties
dialog box for a step instance.
The following commands are available at all times in the Step Type Properties dialog box:
- Apply Changes in this Dialog Box to all Loaded Steps of this Type —When you enable this option, the changes you make also apply to all instances of the step type currently in memory. Enabling this option does not update instances of the step type in files not currently loaded.
- View Changes —A list of the properties you have changed since you opened the Step Type Properties dialog box.
Note
Step settings panes are not available for custom step types you create. You must use dialog boxes to set custom elements of the step types you create.