Click Create Report in the Compare VI Hierarchies dialog box or the Differences dialog box to display this dialog box.

Use this dialog box to save the comparison in a comparison report after comparing VIs or VI hierarchies. The comparison report summarizes the differences between the VIs or VI hierarchies. You can save the report as a web page (.html), XML document (.xml), text file (.txt), (Windows) or as a Microsoft Word document (.doc). The web page and Microsoft Word reports contain screenshots of the differences on the front panel and block diagram.

This dialog box includes the following components:

Option Description
Report Type

Specifies the type of comparison report you want to create.

You can select one of the following types:
  • HTML—Creates a web page report with assets in a separate folder. LabVIEW saves the report as a .html document along with a folder that contains all screenshots (.png), a stylesheet (.css), and other assets needed by the report. You can use the web browser on your machine to open the report.
  • HTML (single file)—Creates a web page report with assets embedded in the report. LabVIEW saves the report as a .html document. You can use the web browser on your machine to open the report.
  • XML—Creates an XML report. LabVIEW saves the report as a .xml document along with a folder that contains all screenshots (.png) and an XML stylesheet (.xsl).
  • Plain Text—Creates a text report. LabVIEW saves the report as a .txt document.
  • Microsoft Word—Creates a Microsoft Word report. LabVIEW saves the report as a .doc document.
    Note You must have Microsoft Word installed before you create a Microsoft Word report.
Path to Save Report

Specifies the path to which you want to save the report. You can browse to a local directory and specify a filename before you save the report.
Save

Saves the report to the path you specify.

History

  • LabVIEW 2025 Q1: Added HTML and HTML (single file) report types, and renamed Web Page report type to XML.