2015
Version 15.0.0
June 2015
This file contains important information about LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit, including installation instructions, new features, and known issues.
Product Security and Critical Updates
Redistributing and Activating Executable Applications
Automating the Installation of NI Products
How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8
NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit enables you to connect to NI DataFinder in order to manage and search your data files regardless of format or location. The Desktop DataFinder ("My DataFinder"), installed with this toolkit, creates an index of the descriptive information stored with your test files. With LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit you can build applications to access the indexed information using either a simple keyword search as well as an advanced query to find trends and correlations in your test data. LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit can also connect to NI DataFinder Server Edition, the DataFinder server for larger, centralized data management applications.
To create applications or shared libraries using LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit, you must be a properly licensed user and have the following software installed on the host computer:
To deploy and use applications or shared libraries using LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit, you must be a properly licensed user and have the following software installed on the host computer:
LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit can connect to and work with the following versions of DataFinder Server Edition:
LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit can change the configuration settings of the following versions of DataFinder when installed on the same computer:
LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit supports the following platforms:
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3 or later, excluding Windows XP x64
Windows Vista 32 bit
Windows Vista 64 bit (as 32 bit application)
(LabVIEW 64-bit) LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit is not supported in LabVIEW (64 bit).
Use Application Builder to create installers to distribute stand-alone applications and shared libraries built with LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit. Include LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit Run-Time installer. Activate LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit Run-Time on the host computer using the NI License Manager.
If you want to be able to use all the functions offered by LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit, National Instruments recommends that you select "Do not block" for all programs listed. This also applies when you want to evaluate LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit. Refer to ni.com/info under the info code expm69.
You can install all of your LabVIEW products—including LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit—using the LabVIEW 2015 Platform media. Refer to the LabVIEW Installation Guide on the LabVIEW Platform media for installation instructions and system requirements.
To request additional LabVIEW Platform media, refer to the National Instruments website.
Note If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about National Instruments products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from National Instruments.
LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit will provide the following new features:
Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2015 DataFinder Toolkit.
Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for the DataFinder Toolkit are located in the labview\examples\DataFinder directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.
You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.
If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.
For more information, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:
When you install National Instruments software on Microsoft Windows 8, you will notice a few additional tiles on the Start screen, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), and the new NI Launcher.
NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile on the Start screen. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.
| Note Unlike previous versions of Microsoft Windows, MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut. You can launch MAX either from the Start screen or from within NI Launcher. |
For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary:
| Current Application | Icon Location | Pin to Action |
| Windows 8 Desktop | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar |
| Windows 8 Desktop | Start screen | Right-click application and select Pin to Start |
| Windows 8 Start screen | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen |
If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files by right-clicking anywhere on the Start screen and selecting All apps. A list of all installed software and related files appears, in alphabetical order by creator or type.
For more information about NI support for Windows 8, visit ni.com/windows8.
National Instruments DataFinder Toolkit will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of DataFinder Toolkit that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:
| Product | Info Code |
| NI LabVIEW | lifecycle |
| NI LabWindows/CVI | cvi_lifecycle |
| NI Measurement Studio | mstudiolifecycle |
| NI TestStand | tslcp |
| NI DIAdem | ddlcp |
| NI SignalExpress | selcp |
| NI VeriStand | nivslifecycle |
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