# Send Value / String

![TS SendValue](/files/AF9R3OF2noSVabuxwfJR)

With the **LTT Send Value** step type you are able to send one or more **named values** to the station display. We also call those **LTT runtime values**.

{% hint style="info" %}
For send value to work correctly it is important to name the values consistently throughout the whole testplan.
{% endhint %}

Optionally, you can configure one or more of those values as **additional history columns**.

![TS SendValue Hist](/files/YssKRCzbWNkD6Sl36iwN)

To do so, you need to edit the [history configuration file](/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/configuration/historyconfiguration.md) and add a **custom column** for each runtime value you want to have as a history column.

{% hint style="info" %}
It is important that the custom column name is exactly the same as the value name used in this step type.
{% endhint %}

In combination with history column configuration there are 3 different usage scenarios for LTT runtime values possible:

| Scenario                                                | Outcome                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Without custom column entry                             | Values are displayed in [station display](/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/lttgui/mainwindow/stationdisplay.md) only.                                                                                      |
| With custom column entry                                | Values are displayed in [station display](/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/lttgui/mainwindow/stationdisplay.md) and [history file](/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/lttgui/dialogs/altf10historydata.md). |
| With custom column entry (`ShowInStationPanel="false"`) | Values are displayed in [history file](/ltt/documentation/ltt-gui-manual/lttgui/dialogs/altf10historydata.md) only.                                                                                         |


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