1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), a plurality of panels comprising information for guiding a user in specifying parameters for a measurement task to be performed using one or more measurement devices, wherein the information comprises default values for one or more parameters of the measurement task; receiving user input via the GUI relating to the measurement task, wherein said receiving user input comprises either overriding or indicating acceptance of a default value displayed for a first parameter of the measurement task; generating program instructions usable to implement the measurement task using the one or more measurement devices, wherein said generating is based at least in part upon the user input.