Display the Sequence Steps of A TestStand Sequence in LabVIEW

Below are instructions for one way to demonstrate this use case:

1. Open the LabVIEW project - TestStand UI with Native Controls.lvproj
   • Project can be located here (TestStand version will change this path)  - C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand 20XX (64-bit)\Examples\Modifying User Interfaces\Building a TestStand UI with Native Controls\LabVIEW
2. Open the State Selector.ctl (In the LabVIEW Project you can find this control under My Computer>>Controls>>State Selector.ctl)
3. Right click the enum control and select Edit Items...
4. Select the "Start Application" item and then click on Insert. An new item will be added above "Start Application"
5. Name the new item "Configure Connections" and click ok to close the item edit dialog.
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6. Click File>>Apply Changes, then "File>>Save".
7. Close the Type Def.
8. Back to the Basic UI with Native Controls.vi, right click the case structure and select "Add Case for Every Value".
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9. Modify the Enum within the "Register Event Callbacks" case so the next state is the recently created "Configure Connections". 
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10. In the "Configure Connections" case, bet a reference for the SequenceFileView Manager by using an Unbundle By Name function connected to the pink wire passing through at the upper side of the case.
11. Right click the Unbundle By Name function and choose >> Select Item >> Manager Controls >> SequenceFileView Manager.
12. Connect the SequenceFileView Manager reference to an invoke node.
13. Click on the invoke note and select he ConnectSequenceView method
14. Connect the SequenceView Control reference to the uiObj input.
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15. Make sure this state transitions to "Start Application".

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16.  Save the VI.

Now when you run the VI you can select the option to "Open Sequence File" to point to a sequence file of interest. 

On the front panel you will now see the steps of that sequence in the Sequence File View Manager Control. 

Original example adapted in this article can be found here (Location will change based on TestStand Version) - C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand 20XX (64-bit)\Examples\Modifying User Interfaces\Building a TestStand UI with Native Controls\LabVIEW