FWIW I have tried copying the step I want to use for the pattern gen for the kick pattern by holding a relevant pad for 1 second to have it blink and create a ‘work step’, but this doesn’t appear to be respected in the generation.
It’s not the most elegant solution, but you can touch an encoder to bring up its value, and double tap the screen button to bring its default value. Somewhat time consuming, but it gets you were you want to go