Battery 4 & Sonar Step Sequencer

Sadly I am spoiled for choice.. I have Session Drummer, Addictive Drums, Maschine and Battery.
 
For the last few years I have used Maschine for drum pattern programming, however I am checking out using Battery 4 with Sonar step sequencer and so have a couple of questions..
 
I see that SD will auto populate the drum sample names into the SS, yet Battery (and AD) will not., so..
 
a) Is there any way to auto populate the note names box in the SS with the drum sample names from Battery (like as happens with the SD kits)?
 
b) if not, assuming I manually enter them, what is the process for saving this for future use.. a user kit in battery? (not needed unless I create a custom kit no?)..  or save as a pattern in the SS with the Battery kit name?..
 
c) If I do the above.. how do i get the parts to auto load like SD , or are we fated to manually load a SS pattern for each kit we manually setup?..
 
d) Any other tips/techniques to share?
 
cheers

Another option, if you tend to follow the same note assigning convention most of the time is to create a track template with the notes assigned and named. Takes under ten minutes and only needs to be done once.