As a follow up of this (https://unmethours.com/question/23088/unable-to-find-openstudio-shading-control-setpoint/) I created an OpenStudio measure to change the ShadingControlType to one of the "unsupported" values like OnIfHighZoneAirTemperature.

The measure let me choose out of the existing ShadingControlobjects, a new ShadingControlType (String) and a new setpoint. The measure basically works when I choose a supported control type, but I can not choose one of the unsupported values. OpenStudio always resets this to OnIfHighSolarOnWindows.

Is there an implicit input validation in the OpenStudio sources?

I had a look at ShadingControl.cpp and the developer documentation.
Would it be sufficient to patch the OpenStudio.idd to contain the necessary keywords and rebuild OpenStudio?

Or should I go for a EnergyPlus measure to change the control type strategy?

I can share my measure if it would be helpful.

As a follow up of this (https://unmethours.com/question/23088/unable-to-find-openstudio-shading-control-setpoint/) I created an OpenStudio measure to change the ShadingControlType to one of the "unsupported" values like OnIfHighZoneAirTemperature.

The measure let me choose out of the existing ShadingControlobjects, a new ShadingControlType (String) and a new setpoint. The measure basically works when I choose a supported control type, but I can not choose one of the unsupported values. OpenStudio always resets this to OnIfHighSolarOnWindows.

Is there an implicit input validation in the OpenStudio sources?

Currently I had a look at ShadingControl.cpp and the developer documentation.
Would it be sufficient to patch the OpenStudio.idd to contain the necessary keywords and rebuild OpenStudio?

Or should I go for a EnergyPlus measure to change the control type strategy?

I can share my measure if it would be helpful.

As a follow up of this (https://unmethours.com/question/23088/unable-to-find-openstudio-shading-control-setpoint/) I created an OpenStudio measure to change the ShadingControlType to one of the "unsupported" values like OnIfHighZoneAirTemperature.

The measure let me choose out of the existing ShadingControlobjects, a new ShadingControlType (String) and a new setpoint. The measure basically works when I choose a supported control type, but I can not choose one of the unsupported values. OpenStudio always resets this to OnIfHighSolarOnWindows.

Is there an implicit input validation in the OpenStudio sources?

Currently I had a look at ShadingControl.cpp and the developer documentation. , but could not find such validation code.
Would it be sufficient to patch the OpenStudio.idd to contain the necessary keywords and rebuild OpenStudio?

Or should

As a side question: What does this line of code in setShadingControlType do?

bool result = setString(OS_ShadingControlFields::ShadingControlType, shadingControlType);

I can not find the OS_ShadingControlFields definition in the source files.

Should I go for a EnergyPlus measure to change the control type strategy?

I can share my measure if it would be helpful.