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From the Project Explorer window, right-click Build Specifications and select New»Application from the shortcut menu to display this dialog box. You also can right-click an application specification name under Build Specifications and select Properties from the shortcut menu, or double-click the application specification name to display this dialog box.

Note  If you previously hid Build Specifications in the Project Explorer window, you must display the item again to access it.

Use this dialog box to access and configure settings for a stand-alone application.

The Application Properties dialog box includes the following pages, which you use to configure the settings for the build:

• Information
• Source Files
• Destinations
• Source File Settings
• Icon
• Advanced
• Additional Exclusions
• Version Information
• Run-Time Languages
• Preview

The bottom of the Application Properties dialog box includes the following buttons:

• Build—Updates the LabVIEW project with the current build specification settings, closes the dialog box, and builds the application, shared library, or source distribution with the current settings. Clicking the Build button does not save the settings to disk. You must save the project in order to save the build specification settings.
• OK—Updates the project with the current build specification settings and closes the dialog box without performing a build. Clicking the OK button does not save the settings to disk. You must save the project in order to save the build specification settings.
• Cancel—Cancels the build specification settings you changed and closes the dialog box.