Modify the Edit Sequence Call dialog

[Capt. Jack]

In TestStand v3.5, and/or v4.x, is it possible to modify the Edit Sequence Call dialog that comes up when using the SequenceCall Step type? If so, where is the source for this?
 
What we want to do is add help information to the Edit Sequence Call dialog by either adding a Help button and/or adding the Parameter comments from the selected sequence prototype, along with the Sequence comments, so that we can provide guidance on the sequence usage to the developer at edit time. I've looked everywhere I can think of in the Help and the folders in the TestStand (v3.5) directory (StepTypes).
 
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
 
-Jack

[j_dodek]

Hi Jack,
Thats a really good question !
In the new TS versions there are some "bulid-in" StepTypes. For example if you take a look at "Wait" in TS4.0 there is a buttton "Configure Wait" . In the new TS 4.1the hole configure stuff is implemeted in the tab controls view like in the sequence adapter and the code modules. In the old TS 2.0 the sources where available. But in the new versions of TS 4.xit looks different for me. Just take a look callexec. The shipped TS 4.0 uir looks completly different than in editor under the tab control.Last year did a user step type.  And to modify my stuff i had to click this stuip "Edit" button.  I would like to have the same feature than the "build-In" one. But one change !!After some reverse hacking of some TS ini and xml files. TS editor was always crashing with a .net exception. So in my mind all the "build-in" ones are .net componentslike the hole Editor.
So i am very courius what our NI-Guys here are saying to your question.
Greetings and waiting for some "blue" anwsers.
Juergen
 

[Ray Farmer]

Hi Jack,
 
For TS3.5 I dont think you can change this.
For TS4.1 you maybe able to change it for a custom Sequnce editor but not the default SeqEditor. But its probably hidden in one of the UI Controls.
 
I think the panel is built in to the SeqEditor.
 
Regards
Ray Farmer