NI recommends using LabVIEW packed project libraries to modularize a TestStand system. You can create a patch deployment for a modularized system more quickly by rebuilding only the packed project libraries you modify.

If you do not use LabVIEW packed project libraries, the TestStand Deployment Utility might take longer to create the deployment because the utility rebuilds the source distributions for all the VIs in the test system. The deployment utility completes this step to avoid run-time errors that might occur when the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine loads VIs that require recompilation to account for inplaceness changes.

You can use the Force File to Install option on the Distributed Files tab of the deployment utility to install files to guarantee new files install over the files that exist on the target computer.

Note The deployment utility automatically enables the Force File to Install option when you create a patch deployment.