This document contains the NI Package Builder known issues that were discovered before and since the release of NI Package Builder 2022 Q3. Known issues are performance issues or technical bugs that NI has acknowledged exist within this version of the product.
Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that you may encounter and provide workarounds when possible. Other technical issues that you may encounter could occur through normal product use or system compatibility issues. You may find more information on these issues in NI’s Product Documentation, Knowledgebase, or Community.
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Description |
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| 2029454 |
Package Builder must exit due to an expected error after dismissing the activation dialog for TestStandWhen NI Package Builder requires TestStand to build a package and TestStand is not activated, Package Builder displays an activation dialog for TestStand, and after closing the activation dialog Package Builder reports an unexpected error occurred, and allows you to save the solution file before requiring that the application exit. Workaround: Activate TestStand, or select the option "Remind Me When Expired" to prevent Package Builder from displaying the activation dialog during the TestStand trial period. |
Reported Version: NI Package Builder 20.6 Resolved Version: N/A Added: Jun 17, 2022 |
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| 971897 |
Vague "Could not find file" Build Error Reported when Packed Project Libraries Bitness is Different than Package BuilderPackage Builder reports a "Could not find file" error during build if a Packed Project Library's bitness is different than Package Builder's bitness and the versions of LabVIEW and TestStand used by Package Builder. Workaround: Ensure that the library's bitness matches Package Builder's bitness. |
Reported Version: NI Package Builder 19.6 Resolved Version: N/A Added: Mar 31, 2020 |
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| 985732 |
After Resetting the Layout, Package Builder Opens Package Editor Panes in a Small Floating WindowOpening a package Editor pane tab by double-clicking on a package in the Packages pane after reseting the layout opens the pane in a small floating window instead of in the Editor pane. Workaround: Close solution and reopen. |
Reported Version: NI Package Builder 19.6 Resolved Version: N/A Added: Mar 31, 2020 |
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| 1096381 |
Discovery Exclusion of Deployment Utility Directory FailsThe Discovery Exclusion file contains "[TestStand Public]\\Components\\Tools\\Deployment Utility\\.*" in the [Exclude Paths] however adding the C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand 2019 (64-bit)\Components\Tools directory as an input item will still pull in the Deployment Utility directory and its contents. Workaround: Replace the "[TestStand Public]" token in the path with the absolute path of the TestStand Public directory on the building system. |
Reported Version: NI Package Builder 19.0 Resolved Version: N/A Added: Nov 14, 2020 |
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| 2061233 |
Building a package with TestStand and LabVIEW files errors on Unicode localized Windows OSThe below error can occur on a Unicode OS, such as Simplified Chinese, when building a solution with a package that contains a TestStand sequence file that calls a LabVIEW code module, and the directory paths to the solution or the files in the package contain Unicode characters. "Warning 16049: The Package Builder support for TestStand failed to load and has been disabled in this instance of Package Builder. Error -375003 occurred at Unflatten From JSON in NIPBSupport2017.lvlibp:StageDistribution.vi->NIPBSupport2017.lvlibp:StageDistribution.vi.ProxyCaller." Workaround: Perform the following steps to enable the "Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" OS setting:
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Reported Version: NI Package Builder 20.6 Resolved Version: N/A Added: Jul 18, 2022 |
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| 2143723 |
Package Builder reports error when building a package using TestStand 2021 and LabVIEW 2019 and newerBuilding a package reports the below error if the package contains a TestStand sequence file with steps that call LabVIEW code modules, and Package Builder uses TestStand 2021 and LabVIEW 2019 and newer.
Workaround: This issue is fixed in NI Package Builder 2022 Q3 Patch 1. |
Reported Version: NI Package Builder 2022 Q3 Resolved Version: NI Package Builder 2022 Q3 Patch 1 Added: Oct 7, 2022 |
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