Generating Shared Variables with the Multiple Variable Editor Window (DSC Module)

LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module 8.2 Help
August 2006

NI Part Number:
370246E-01

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Complete the following steps to use the Multiple Variable Editor window to generate multiple shared variables simultaneously.

Select Tools»Shared Variable»Multiple Variable Editor to open the Multiple Variable Editor window.
If you have an existing project library to which you want to add shared variables, select File»Open Project Library to launch the Browse Library dialog box.
If you want to create a new project library to which you want to add shared variables, select File»New Library to create a new library.
Select Edit»Create Bindings to launch the Create Bound Variables dialog box.
Use the Browse Source pull-down list to determine where the data source of the shared variable is.
Navigate to an NI-PSP data item on the Network or in a specific Project.
Select the shared variables you want to add to the current project library and click the Add button.
Click the OK button to close the Created Bound Variables dialog box.
Notice how the shared variables appear in the Spreadsheet table.
Select a shared variable in the Spreadsheet table to view or change the configuration of each shared variable by using the options in the Category list.
Select File»Save to save the changes to the project library.
Click the Apply button. The shared variables now appear in the Project Explorer window under the project library you selected.