TS2024 Reusing sequence files across TestStand versions

[Jessica.Badowski]

In the 2024 release announcement there was this section:

Reusing sequence files across TestStand versions

Starting this release, sequence files can be used across versions of TestStand without re-saving. This would be supported across versions where there aren’t breaking changes, this is indicated by change in the engine version number (which can be found in Help >> About TestStand) 

Is there any further explanation/documentation of this feature? I downloaded 2024 and it seems to behave exactly like the previous versions.

• After opening a sequence file of an older version, it will default to saving it in the latest version (shows the '+' next to the filename in the tab).
• Trying to open a new file in an older version gives the error that the file version is too new.

[Shashidhar]

TestStand has introduced the concept of Engine version. You can view it in Help >> About TestStand.

In TestStand 2024, we have retained the same Engine version as TestStand 2023. So, any sequence file saved in TestStand 2023 can be opened in TestStand 2024 without '+' or '*' dirty dot. If you are using sequence file saved in other previous versions, you will get '+' dirty dot.

In other words, once you save the sequence file in a specific Engine version, irrespective of version of TestStand, as long as Engine version is same, you can open the sequence file without any dirty dot.

Note: Going forward, TestStand intends to keep Engine version same as much as possible.

-Shashidhar

[Jessica.Badowski]

I didn't realize Engine version and TestStand version are separate now. And the compatibility only exists on the same Engine. This makes more sense now.

Thanks!