Complete the following steps to create a custom step type.

  1. On the Types pane of the Types window, expand the Step Types section.
  2. Right-click and select Insert Step Type from the context menu. You can also use the Copy and Paste context menu items to copy and rename an existing step. When you create new step types, use unique names to avoid conflicts with the default names TestStand uses. For example, begin new custom step type names with a unique ID, such as a company prefix.
  3. Right-click the new step and select Properties from the context menu to launch the Step Type Properties dialog box.
  4. Click the Menu tab and specify the menu item name for the new step.
  5. Click the General tab and specify the default name for new steps you create from the new type and specify the description expression for those steps.
  6. Click the Substeps tab and select an adapter.
  7. Click Add and select the type of step to create substeps. Use the Substep Info section on the Substeps tab to specify the menu item name of Edit steps.
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.