LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit Readme

2018


Version 18.0.0


May 2018


This file contains important information about LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, including installation instructions, new features, and known issues.


Overview

System Requirements

Redistributing and Activating Executable Applications

Notes on DataFinder Toolkit

Known Issues

Product Security and Critical Updates

Automatic Installation of NI Products

Bug Fixes

Accessing the Help

Finding Examples

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

Legal Information


Overview

LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit enables you to connect to NI DataFinder in order to manage and search your data files regardless of format or location. The Desktop DataFinder ("My DataFinder"), installed with this toolkit, creates an index of the descriptive information stored with your test files. With LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit you can build applications to access the indexed information using either a simple keyword search as well as an advanced query to find trends and correlations in your test data. LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit can also connect to NI DataFinder Server Edition, the DataFinder server for larger, centralized data management applications.


System Requirements

To create applications or shared libraries using LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, you must be a properly licensed user and have the following software installed on the host computer:


  • National Instruments LabVIEW 2018
  • National Instruments LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit

To deploy and use applications or shared libraries using LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, you must be a properly licensed user and have the following software installed on the host computer:


  • National Instruments LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit Run-Time

LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit can connect to and work with the following versions of DataFinder Server Edition:


  • National Instruments DataFinder Server Edition 2.0 or higher
  • National Instruments DataFinder Server Edition 2014 or higher for connecting to DataFinder Federation Server

LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit can change the configuration settings of the following versions of DataFinder when installed on the same computer:


  • National Instruments DataFinder Server Edition 2.1 or higher
  • National Instruments Desktop DataFinder 2010 or higher

LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit supports the following platforms:


  • Windows 10/8.11/7 SP12
  • Windows Server 2012 R21
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP12

1 NI software installs VC2015 Runtime and .NET 4.6.1. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 require Microsoft updates to support these items. Refer to Microsoft KB2919442 and KB2919355 for more information about how to install these updates.

2 NI software is signed with a SHA-256 certificate. Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 require Microsoft updates to support SHA-256. Refer to Microsoft KB3033929 for more information about how to install this security update.

(LabVIEW 64-bit) LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit is not supported in LabVIEW (64 bit).


Redistributing and Activating Executable Applications

Use Application Builder to create installers to distribute stand-alone applications and shared libraries built with LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit. Include LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit Run-Time installer. Activate LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit Run-Time on the host computer using the NI License Manager.


Notes on DataFinder Toolkit

  • For the My DataFinder in LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, any index files from earlier Toolkit versions must be regenerated. This occurs automatically when launching My DataFinder. Depending on how many files are to be indexed, this may take quite some time.


  • As of LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, you cannot create a new DataFinder server connection to a DataFinder with an empty string as the name or with the name "My DataFinder".


Known Issues

Firewall

    The firewall displays a warning while LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit installs because the DataFinder, which you use for searching and navigating in files, then starts.

    If you want to be able to use all the functions offered by LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, National Instruments recommends that you select "Do not block" for all programs listed. This also applies when you want to evaluate LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit. Refer to ni.com/info under the info code expm69.


Installation

    LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit and DIAdem Version 10.0, and later versions, install and use a shared software component (Desktop DataFinder - My DataFinder) that is updated when you install LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit. When you uninstall LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, the current version of the shared component remains. This is intentional and has been tested extensively.
    LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, DIAdem Version 9.0, LabWindows/CVI Version 8.1, DataFinder Server Edition 1.0 and LabVIEW Version 7.1, and later versions, use a shared software component (USI) that is updated when you install LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit. When you uninstall LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit, the current version of the shared component remains. This is intentional and has been tested extensively.

DataPlugins

    Use a DataPlugin built with LabVIEW DataPlugin SDK only with the same LabVIEW version with which you created this DataPlugin.

Using configuration methods for DataFinder Server

    If you use the methods of the DataFinder toolkit to configure a DataFinder server, you must restart the "NI Skyline Service Manager" Windows service.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe in order to receive security notifications about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.


Automatic Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes.


If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.


For more information, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:


Bug Fixes

The following items are the IDs and titles of a subset of issues fixed in LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current DataFinder Toolkit version. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.


CAR IDDescription
549880Empty "paths to be indexed" inputs will be ignored.
549882VIs or Invoke Nodes exposing a file path terminal, for instance Index Folder, will create a memory leak.
602817After updating Windows 10, you can no longer configure DataFinder.

Accessing the Help

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2018 DataFinder Toolkit.


Finding Examples

Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the DataFinder Toolkit are located in the labview\examples\DataFinder directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.


Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system. Windows 10 features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Moreover, the operating system introduces several new capabilities. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.


Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1

When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher. For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.


Discontinuing Support for Logos

The Logos communication protocol (communication via UDP) used by older DataFinder Toolkit versions will no longer be supported as of My DataFinder version 2019. This means that earlier clients can no longer communicate with DataFinder Server 2019 or My DataFinder 2019. In future, you can only use Logos XT (communication via TCP) for communication with DataFinder. This applies to the DIAdem and LabVIEW DataFinder Toolkit clients.



Legal Information

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices


You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:


  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
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