This was the plan:

What needs to be done :
- Unpack Macro needs to create the Dummy palettes 1 through 10, 11 through 20
- Unpack Macro needs to create the Bump Palletes 101 & 102
- Unpack Macro needs to create Playbacks( 11 thro 20, 21 thro 30, 31 thro 40 & Cuelists ( 101 thro 110 ) for the Macros
- Unpack Macro needs to Link Macros to Cues in Playlist

- Unpack Macro needs to record the Playback Groups for the Bump Selection
- Unpack Macro needs to create a Layout View and move the Selection Cue Lists to the Colour picker
- Layout at position X & Y
- Unpack Macro needs to add the Colour Selection Button Macros to the layout view

The macro shown here does the first half of the tasks.

• someusedfunction
• anotherusedfunction
• someusedfunction
• anotherusedfunction

• someproperty
• anotherusedproperty

• step condition

Full file here: createdummypalettes.xml

createDummyPalettesShort.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<avolites.macros>
 
  <!-- at first some dummy macros, to check the linking in the cuelists -->
 
  <macro id="Wiki.Macros.Dummy.001" name="Dummy Macro 001">
    <description>Dummy Macro 001</description>
    <sequence>
    </sequence>
  </macro>
 
  <!-- more dummy macros... -->
 
  <macro id="Wiki.Macros.Dummy.010" name="Dummy Macro 010">
    <description>Dummy Macro 010</description>
    <sequence>
    </sequence>
  </macro>
 
  <!-- the heavy lifting -->
 
  <macro id="Wiki.Macros.Palette.CreateDummy.001" name="Create Dummy Palettes v.001">
 
    <sequence>
 
      <!-- patch an RGB fixture -->
 
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty("Patch.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:999)</step>
      <step>Fixtures.PatchFixturesToVacantHandles("Fixtures", "Expolite", "TourLED 42 CM MKII", "ARC.1, 3 DMX", 1, 3, "")</step>
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandleFromHandle("fixtureHandleUN=999")</step>
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty.Enum("Handles.OperationMode", "move")</step>
      <step>Handles.CopyDestination("Fixtures", 99)</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
 
      <!-- select fixture -->
 
      <step pause="0.1">Programmer.Editor.Selection.SelectFixture(handle:"fixtureHandleUN=999")</step>
 
      <!-- set some colour values and quick-create palettes -->
 
      <step>Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById(240, 1, 1.0, true, true)</step>
      <step>Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById(256, 1, 0.6, true, true)</step>
      <step>Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById(272, 1, 0.2, true, true)</step>
      <step pause="0.1">Palette.QuickCreatePalette(Handles.CreateHandleReference("Colours", 0, 0), "C", userNumber:101, "", 0)</step>
 
        <!-- create some more palettes... -->
 
      <step>Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById(240, 1, 0.3, true, true)</step>
      <step>Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById(256, 1, 0.6, true, true)</step>
      <step>Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById(272, 1, 1.0, true, true)</step>
      <step pause="0.1">Palette.QuickCreatePalette(Handles.CreateHandleReference("Colours", 0, 4), "C", userNumber:105, "", 0)</step>
 
      <!-- clear programmer -->
 
      <step>Programmer.Editor.ClearAll(false, false)</step>
 
      <!-- create abstract palettes -->
 
      <step pause="0.1">Programmer.Editor.Selection.SelectFixture(handle:"fixtureHandleUN=999")</step>
      <step pause="0.1">Palette.ApplyPalette("Location=Colours,0,0", false)</step>
      <step pause="0.1">Palette.QuickCreatePalette(Handles.CreateHandleReference("Colours", 0, 15), "C", userNumber:201, "Foreground", 0)</step>
      <step pause="0.1">Palette.QuickCreatePalette(Handles.CreateHandleReference("Colours", 0, 16), "C", userNumber:202, "Background", 0)</step>
      <step pause="0.1">Programmer.Editor.ClearAll(false, false)</step>
 
      <!-- create Playbacks (11~20, 21~30, 31~40) & Cuelists (101~110) -->
 
      <step pause="0.1">Playbacks.StoreCue("PlaybackWindow", 211, true)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 211)</step>
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:11)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetUserNumber()</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
 
        <!-- create some more cue playbacks here... -->
 
      <step pause="0.1">Playbacks.StoreCue("PlaybackWindow", 240, true)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 240)</step< 
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:40)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetUserNumber()</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
 
      <!-- Cuelists -->
 
      <step pause="0.1">Playbacks.CueList.CreateCueList("PlaybackWindow", 101)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 101)</step>
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:101)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetUserNumber()</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
      <step>Playbacks.Select.EditHandle("cueListHandleUN=101")</step>
      <step>Playbacks.AppendOrInsertPlaybackStep(Playbacks.PlaybackEdit.Handle,1)</step>
      <step>Playbacks.Editor.CueSelection.SelectCueByNumber(Playbacks.PlaybackEdit.Handle, 1)</step>
      <step>Playbacks.Editor.Macros.AddLinkFromId("Wiki.Macros.Dummy.001")</step>
      <step>Playbacks.PlaybackEdit.Exit()</step>
 
        <!-- create some more cuelists here... -->  
 
      <step pause="0.1">Playbacks.CueList.CreateCueList("PlaybackWindow", 110)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 110)</step>  
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:110)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetUserNumber()</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
      <step>Playbacks.Select.EditHandle("cueListHandleUN=110")</step>
      <step>Playbacks.AppendOrInsertPlaybackStep(Playbacks.PlaybackEdit.Handle,1)</step>
      <step>Playbacks.Editor.CueSelection.SelectCueByNumber(Playbacks.PlaybackEdit.Handle, 1)</step>
      <step>Playbacks.Editor.Macros.AddLinkFromId("Wiki.Macros.Dummy.010")</step>
      <step>Playbacks.PlaybackEdit.Exit()</step>
 
      <!-- unassign dummy fixture -->
 
      <step pause="0.2">ActionScript.SetProperty.Boolean("Handles.AllowDeleteFixtures", true)</step>
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandleFromHandle("fixtureHandleUN=999")</step>
      <step>Handles.ConfirmRelease()</step>  <!-- in order to delete use Handles.ConfirmDelete() -->
      <step>ActionScript.SetProperty.Boolean("Handles.AllowDeleteFixtures", false)</step>
 
      <!-- open Colours and Playbacks workspace windows -->
 
      <step><menuLink id="Windows.Playbacks" stack="mainWindowStack" behaviour="PushOrRaise" /></step>
      <step><menuLink id="Windows.Colours" stack="mainWindowStack" behaviour="PushOrRaise" /></step>
 
    </sequence>
  </macro>
</avolites.macros>

This explains the functional steps within the sequence. For all the other XML details please refer to Formats and syntax

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1. make this macro available

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