Use a Package document (.lvdist) to build an application into a package or package installer.
The Package document contains the build configuration and metadata for your package, such as version, maintainer, and display name.
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Click
.
The Package document opens in the project.
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Drag the files you want to distribute from the
Project Files
tab to the
Files
section.
You can include applications and other support files. The Package document automatically calculates the package dependencies that your application requires.
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Optional:
Click
Select Hardware Configuration
to select the hardware configuration settings your application requires.
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Review the contents of the
Package Dependencies
section, which displays package dependencies your application requires.
You can include additional dependencies by clicking
Dependencies
and selecting packages under
Add Dependencies.
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In the
Information
section, confirm that the Package document filled the text boxes with information you want.
The Package document automatically gathers information from the project and your NI User Account to complete the
Information
section. The values in the text boxes become metadata in the package. NI Package Manager reads the metadata of packages to sort them and display information about them to users.
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On the
Document
tab, choose the target on which to build the package contents in
Build target.
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Select the package output type from
Output type.
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In
Output directory, specify the location to save the package output.
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Optional:
In the
Hardware configuration
section of the
Document
tab, select the behavior settings you want to apply to the package output.
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Click
.
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Click
Build.
The
Build Queue
tab shows the status of the build process.
Click
Locate directory in Windows Explorer
to locate the package or package installer in the output directory. You can distribute your software content using NI Package Manager or other distribution channels.