Use this page of the Packed Library Properties dialog box to edit destinations and properties for the files and folders included in a packed project library. LabVIEW enables the options on this page only if the item you select in the Project Files tree supports the option. You can apply settings to all the files under Dependencies but not to individual files under Dependencies. If you want to apply settings to individual files, add them to the LabVIEW project.

Components that Display When You Select a Folder or Dependencies

  • Set destination for all contained items
    • Set destination for packed project libraries and shared libraries—Appears only when you select Dependencies.
  • Set VI properties for all contained items
  • Set save settings for all contained items
  • Set password for all contained items
  • Apply prefix to all contained items

Components that Always Display

Option Description
Project Files

Displays the tree view of items under the target, such as My Computer, in the Project Explorer window.
Inclusion Type

Displays how LabVIEW includes the item in the build. This option corresponds to the inclusion type you selected on the Source Files page. For example, a VI in the Always Included list appears as Always Included.

If you select a folder, the inclusion type corresponds to the inclusion type of the items inside the folder.

  • Always Included—Includes the item in the build. If the VI you select in the Project Files list is a private or community VI, the VI is Always Included. The .lvlib file you select as the Top-level Library on the Source Files page is Always Included.
  • Exported VI—Includes the item in the build. If the VI you select in the Project Files list is a public VI, the VI is an Exported VI.
  • Include if referenced—Includes the item in the build if another item references it.
Set destination for all contained items

Appears when you select a folder in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox if you want to set the destination directory for the items in the selected folder.

Note LabVIEW places an item set to Same as caller in the directory of the caller. If you set an item to Same as caller and two different callers are in different directories, LabVIEW places the item in the same directory as the build.
  • Set destination for packed project libraries and shared libraries—Appears only when you select Dependencies.
Destination

Sets the destination for the selected item. LabVIEW enables this option if you have not designated the item as an exported VI.

The names in the Destination pull-down menu correspond to the options in the Destination label text box on the Destinations page. The default destination is Same as caller and LabVIEW places the item in the same destination as the caller. You cannot set the destination for the exported VIs or the .lvlib file you select as the Top-level Library on the Source Files page.
Set VI properties for all contained items

Appears when you select a folder in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox if you want to set the VI properties for the items in the selected folder.

When you place a checkmark in the checkbox,LabVIEW enables the Customize VI Properties button.
Customize VI Properties

Displays the VI Properties dialog box. Use the dialog box to specify the properties for the selected VI. By default, LabVIEW uses the property settings configured in the VI. Any settings you configure in the VI Properties dialog box override any settings you configured in the Customize Window Appearance dialog box.

LabVIEW dims this option for items other than VIs.
Set save settings for all contained items

Appears when you select a folder in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox if you want to set the save settings for the items in the selected folder.
Use default save settings

Saves the VIs using default save settings. The default save setting for the VIs you add to the Exported VIs and Always Included listboxes on the Source Files page is to remove the block diagram. The default for all other VIs is to remove the block diagram and the front panel. Remove the checkmark from this checkbox to change the default settings for each item you select in the Project Files tree.

  • Remove front panel—

    Removes the front panel from a VI in the build. Removing the front panel reduces the size of the application or shared library. If you select yes, LabVIEW removes the front panel, but Property Nodes or Invoke Nodes that refer to the front panel might return errors that affect the behavior of the source distribution. LabVIEW enables this option if you remove the checkmark from the Use default save settings checkbox.

  • Remove block diagram—

    Removes the block diagram from a VI in the build. LabVIEW enables this option if you remove the checkmark from the Remove front panel checkbox. If you remove the front panel, you also remove the block diagram. As a result, if you place a checkmark in the Remove front panel checkbox, a checkmark automatically appears in the Remove block diagram checkbox.
Set password for all contained items

Appears when you select a folder in the Project Files tree. Place a checkmark in the checkbox if you want to configure the password for the items in the selected folder.
No password change

Specifies for LabVIEW to not prompt for a password if you use the VI in a build.

LabVIEW also does not modify or apply a password you previously applied to the VI.
Remove password

Removes the password you previously applied to a VI or library. Prior to removing the password, LabVIEW prompts you to enter the current password during the build.

Note If you programmatically build a source distribution which includes a password protected VI, LabVIEW builds the source distribution without prompting for the VI password.
Apply new password

Applies the password you supply in the text box to a VI or library.

Prior to applying the new password, LabVIEW prompts you to enter the current password during the build. Enter the password in the text box below the Apply new password option.
Rename this file in the build

Renames a file that you select in the Project Files list.

Note You cannot rename the .lvlib file you select as the Top-level Library on the Source Files page.
Apply prefix to all contained items

Renames a file that you select in the Project Files list.

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