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The quality goals of the project determine the format and detail level of the documentation you develop for requirements, specifications, and other design-related documentation. If the project must meet a quality standard such as the ISO 9000, the format and detail level of the documentation is different from the format and detail level of an internal project.

Several third-party resources contain more information about the types of documents to prepare as part of the development process.

LabVIEW includes the following features that simplify the process of creating documentation for the VIs you design:

• History window—Use this window to record changes to a VI as you make them.
• Print dialog box—Use this dialog box to create printouts of the front panel, block diagram, connector pane, and description of a VI. You also can use it to print the names and descriptions of controls and indicators for the VI and the names and paths of any subVIs. You can print this information, generate text files, or generate HTML or RTF files that you can use to create compiled help files.