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Organizing and Managing a Project



Concepts

Planning and Designing a Project
Using LabVIEW Projects
Viewing Dependencies in a LabVIEW Project
Adding Targets to a LabVIEW Project
Working with Application Instances
Using Project Libraries
Organizing Project Libraries
Setting up the VI Revision History
Using Source Control in LabVIEW
Selecting a Source Control Provider
Source Control Operations in LabVIEW
Distributing VIs
Using Build Specifications
Deploying LabVIEW Applications to Windows Vista Operating Systems

How-To

Creating a LabVIEW Project

Adding Folders to a Project
Adding Hyperlinks to a Project
Adding Items to a Project
Adding LLBs to a Project
Adding Targets to a Project
Finding Items in a Project
Organizing Items in a Project
Project Explorer Window Icons
Removing Items from a Project
Removing Dependencies from a Project
Saving a Project
Selecting an Application Instance
Setting the Default Palette Menu for a Project Library
Showing and Hiding Items in a Project
Viewing Files in a Project

Using Project Libraries

Creating a Project Library
Creating a Project Library from a Project Folder
Configuring Access Options in Project Libraries
Protecting Project Libraries
Converting an LLB to a Project Library

Setting up the VI Revision History

Adding Comments to the Revision History
Resetting the VI Revision History and Revision Number
Viewing the VI Revision History

Using Source Control in LabVIEW

Configuring LabVIEW to Use Source Control
Configuring Source Control for LabVIEW Projects
Checking out Files from Source Control
Undoing File Check-out from Source Control
Checking in Files to Source Control
Getting the Latest Version of Files in Source Control
Comparing Files in Source Control
Viewing Revision History in Source Control
Adding Files to Source Control
Removing Files from Source Control
Building Stand-Alone Applications with Source Control VIs

Using Build Specifications

Building a Source Distribution
Building a Stand-Alone Application
Building a Shared Library
Caching Installer Distribution Components
Building an Installer
Including Additional National Instruments Installers in an Installer Build
Building a Zip File
Converting a .bld File from a Previous Version of LabVIEW into a Build Specification
Caveats and Recommendations for Build Specifications and Builds
Caveats and Recommendations for Building Installers
Editing the Application Manifest
Validating the Application Manifest
Applying the Application Manifest
Creating Builds Programmatically
Debugging Applications and Shared Libraries
Preparing VIs for Build Specifications
Using the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine
Configuring Run-Time Languages for Applications and Shared Libraries
Properties and Methods Not Supported in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine
Copying LabVIEW Work Environment Options
Creating an About Dialog Box for a Stand-Alone Application
Enabling the Web Server in Applications
Controlling an Application or Front Panel Remotely Using a Browser
Controlling an Application or Front Panel Remotely Using LabVIEW
Viewing an Application or Front Panel Remotely Using a Browser
Viewing an Application or Front Panel Remotely Using LabVIEW
Examples: Using Build Specifications

Example: Building a Stand-Alone Application
Example: Building an Installer
Example: Building a Shared Library
Example: Building a Source Distribution
Example: Building a Zip File
Example: Editing Application Manifests and Signing Applications or Installers