Use step types when you insert steps in the Setup, Main, and Cleanup groups of the Steps pane in the Sequence File window. You can insert a step using the Step Types list in the Insertion Palette or the Insert Step submenu in the Steps pane context menu. The Insertion Palette and the Insert Step submenu list all the available step types.

When you insert a step type from the Insertion Palette or the Insert Step submenu, TestStand creates a step using the step type and the module adapter selected in the Insertion Palette or toolbar. After you insert the step, select Specify Module from the context menu to specify the code module or sequence, if any, the step calls. The Specify Module option displays a Module tab on the Step Settings pane that is different for each adapter.

For each step type, other options appear in the context menu above the Specify Module item. For example, the Edit Limits option appears in the context menu for Numeric Limit Test steps, and the Edit Data Source option appears in the context menu for Pass/Fail Test steps. Select the menu option to display a step-type-specific pane or launch a step-type-specific dialog box in which you can modify step properties specific to the step type.

To modify step properties common to all step types, click the Properties tab of the Step Settings pane.

The Insertion Palette also contains a Templates list you can use to hold copies of sequences, steps, and variables you reuse.