You can access this dialog box from the properties dialog box of a front panel object.

Right-click a front panel control or indicator and select Properties from the shortcut menu to open the properties dialog box for that object. On the Data Binding page, select Shared Variable Engine (NI-PSP) from the Data Binding Selection pull-down menu and click the Browse button to display this dialog box.

Use this dialog box to select a shared variable or data item to which you want to bind the front panel object you are configuring.

Option Description
Network-Published Source
Specifies the source of the shared variable or data item to which you want to bind the shared variable you are configuring.
  • Project Items—Lists all shared variables and data items in the active project.
  • Network Items—Lists all shared variables and data items in other projects or on the network.
Note If the VI you are working in is not part of a project, this pull-down menu is unavailable.
Project/Network Tree

Lists the shared variables and data items in the active project or on the network.
Data Type

Previews the data type of the item you select in the Project/Network Tree.
Item access type

Displays the type of access you have to the item you select in the Project/Network Tree.

This field can display the following values.
  • Read—You have read-only access to the selected item.
  • Write—You have write-only access to the selected item.
  • Read/Write—You have read and write access to the selected item.
  • None—You do not have access to the selected item.
Make properties match selection?

Configures the variable with the same data type and access rights as the item selected in the Project/Network Tree that you want to bind the variable to.