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For all VIs or libraries that do not have a valid license specific to the version of LabVIEW that you purchased, you cannot perform the following tasks:

• Access or print the block diagram.
• Edit the front panel or block diagram.
• Edit polymorphic VIs.
• Run the VI.
• Run parent VIs that use the VI as a subVI.
• Save the VI to a previous version of LabVIEW or select File»Save As.
• Complete a compare operation.
• Drag and drop items into a library.

If you open a VI while LabVIEW is in evaluation mode, you cannot perform the following tasks:

• Access or print the block diagram.
• Edit the front panel or block diagram.

If you run LabVIEW in evaluation mode and then purchase and activate a LabVIEW license for the LabVIEW Base Package, any VIs that are exclusive to the Full or Professional Development System versions of LabVIEW break. Parent VIs that use these VIs as subVIs also break. Similarly, if you run LabVIEW in evaluation mode and then purchase and activate a LabVIEW license for the LabVIEW Full Development System, any VIs that are exclusive to the Professional Development System version of LabVIEW break. Parent VIs that use these VIs as subVIs also break. Licensing errors appear in the Error list window.

Refer to Activating the LabVIEW License for more information about licensing.