Looking for a Way to Quickly Edit and Create Repetitive Steps in TestStand

[john78912]

🔧 Trying to Automate Step Editing and Creation in TestStand

I’m working on a way to make it easier to edit and create repetitive steps in TestStand.

My idea is to use NI’s example file
Building a Sequence Using API – XML.seq,
which can automatically generate a .seq file from an XML source.

Here’s what I’m planning to do:

1. Build an Excel template where I can quickly edit all the steps I need.

2. Convert that Excel file into XML, matching TestStand’s structure.

3. Use the Building a Sequence Using API – XML.seq example to create a .seq file automatically.

The tricky part is figuring out the XML structure for steps that call LabVIEW VIs.
I need to understand how those VI-related steps are defined in XML so I can build the correct Excel format for them.

If anyone has tried something similar or knows how to handle the LabVIEW module call structure in XML, I’d really appreciate your tips or examples!