After years of beating my head against the wall, I finally got this figured out!
This video explains how to automate Native Instrument's NKS plugins and 3rd party plugins using the Komplete Kontrol knobs within Pro Tools.
In most other DAW's, this requires no configuration at all. But, as well know, Pro Tools can be persnickety...
To make things more complicated, automating NKS plugins is a completely different workflow than automating 3rd Party Plugs...
I hope this helps someone. Feel free to leave questions or comments.
Thanks all,
Gina Fant-Simon