renaming UUT Entry points

[mrbean]

I'm working with the LabVIEW version of the TestStand OI and I would like to rename the two entry point buttons.  In the Full OI Top-Level VI, they appear as Entry Point 1 Button and Entry Point 2 Button.  I've followed them around a bit, but cannot find where they eventually get renamed to Test UUTs (F5) and Single Pass.  I'm assuming there is a PropertyNode somewhere that changes their text, but I can't find it. 

[Josh_W]

Mr Bean,

You actually won't find a property node in LabVIEW for changing the names of those buttons.  The names of those buttons are populated at runtime by the SequenceFileViewManger.  It actually pulls the names of the entrypoints from the process model that sequence uses.  If you open teststand, the process model for an open sequence file will be listed at the bottom right.  You can double-click it to open.

We STRONGLY recommend backing up your process model before making changes to it, or better yet, copying the process model into the \TestStand 3.5\Components\User directory, and then modifying that version.  This way you will have a secure copy in case anything goes wrong.  Also your other sequences will continue to use the old process model.

After you open the process model, use the dropdown box to select "All Sequences."  The red icons that you see are your entry points.  You can change the name of the entry point by right-clicking on it, and opening the properties window.  Then under "Model" replace the entire "Entry point name expression" with the name you would like to appear on your operator interface.

Hope this helps!

Josh W. | National Instruments | Applications Engineering

[Dennis_Knutson]

Look in the file called ModelStrings.ini. Don't change this file. Put your own in a custom file.

[mrbean]

Is this needed in addition to the process model changes discussed earlier, or is this a different solution?

[mrbean]

I may have discovered the answer to my question.  In addition to the obvious problems I'm having with my GUI right now (I will accept any suggestions for how to get the sequence file list on the left to appear along with (preferably on the same tab as) the Sequence File Tab), you can see on the far right, where the two buttons for the entry point show up, the error message "string not found...language resource".  However, I'm not sure exactly which string it's referring to - the new text I typed in the process model sequence file, or the name of the button.

[mrbean]

The changes to ModelStrings.ini worked wonderfully.  Now I'm wondering if you can tell me where to find the strings "Sequence File", "Execution", "Report" that appear on the tabs in the SequenceView control.  I would like to modify their titles slightly.

[Dennis_Knutson]

You should be able to find these strings by looking in some of the other ini files in the same folder.

Message Edited by Dennis Knutson on 06-27-2006 09:33 AM