Archived: LabVIEW 2012 and 2012 SP1 Toolkits Known Issues

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Overview



This document contains known issues for LabVIEW 2012 toolkits. The following toolkits are included:
  • Adaptive Filter Toolkit
  • Advanced Signal Processing Toolkit
  • Database Connectivity Toolkit
  • Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit
  • Digital Filter Design Toolkit
  • Multicore Analysis and Sparse Matrix Toolkit
  • PID and Fuzzy Logic Toolkit
  • Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office
  • Simulation Interface Toolkit
  • System Identification Toolkit
  • Unit Test Framework Toolkit
Not every issue known to NI will appear on this list; it is intended to only show the severe and more common issues that can be encountered. If a particular LabVIEW toolkit is not listed below, it currently has no known issues.

The LabVIEW 2012 Platform Known Issues contains a full listing of known issues, including LabVIEW Development System and modules.

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Known Issues by Category

The following items are known issues in sorted by Category.

Toolkit - Database Connectivity
347325DB Tools Insert Data.vi does not write dates correctly when OS language is set to French date format
Toolkit - Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit
144704DETT can record "Dequeue Element Awake" - "Awoke with Data" events in the wrong thread
224367Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit does not Trace a LabVIEW Built DLL Called from LabVIEW
281507Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit 2010 does dot highlight the traced items under LabVIEW 2010 Japanese
328834DETT doesn't correctly trace application if launched outside of LabVIEW Tools » Profile menu
Toolkit - Report Generation
188911Control image alignment incorrect when "new report page" VI is used
249185Unable to Create Report from Macro-Enabled Word or Excel Template (.dotm file)
312071Error 7 when using Report Generation Toolkit VIs in a DLL
380769Appending a one row table to a Word report causes an exception
382455Microsoft Excel Template named cell range font size is overwritten
Toolkit - Simulation Interface
125072Applications using only the SIT Scheduler VI will hang
257100Deleting an indicator in SIT 2010 VI breaks VI and does not recompile automatically
276747Large arrays are grayed out and will not map to a Simulink model using the Simulation Interface Toolkit
301408SIT fails to create correct path for replay file on PXI controllers
367752Model with Custom S-Function Returns Null Pointer Exception on Pharlap OS
Toolkit - Unit Test Framework
120941Code Coverage analysis is not supported on LabVIEW Real-Time
160115lvtest file can not be added to the LabVIEW project if it is in multi-level libraries
175831Cannot create a test for an XY Graph
171553File load conflict after dragging multiple LV Classes to another context
367888Hang when creating new test from specific VIs



IDKnown Issue
Toolkit - Database Connectivity
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DB Tools Insert Data.vi does not write dates correctly when OS language is set to French date format
When Windows language format is set to French with the short date to dd/MM/yyyy, the DB Tools Insert Data.vi writes incorrect values to database files.

Workaround: Convert timestamp data into strings before inserting into the database with the DB Tools Insert Data.vi.

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/16/2012
Toolkit - Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit
144704

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DETT can record "Dequeue Element Awake" - "Awoke with Data" events in the wrong thread
The code that records the particular event, "Dequeue Element Awake" - "Awoke with Data", can happen in such a way that we record it in the thread that enqueues the data. It does not mean that the primitive is actually waking up in the same thread.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/20/2009
224367

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Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit does not Trace a LabVIEW Built DLL Called from LabVIEW
Because of the way LabVIEW calls DLLs built in the same or different versions, DETT cannot trace a LabVIEW built DLL.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2010
281507

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Desktop Execution Trace Toolkit 2010 does dot highlight the traced items under LabVIEW 2010 Japanese
Double-clicking a trace item does not highlight the item in question in the block diagram. Instead Error Code 1510 is returned.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
328834

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DETT doesn't correctly trace application if launched outside of LabVIEW Tools » Profile menu
If Desktop Execution Trace toolkit is launched from Windows Explorer, and attempts to trace the execution of an instance of LabVIEW development environment that doesn't have the default VI Server port (3364), no events will appear in the event log.

Workaround: Launch DETT via LabVIEW's Tools » Profile » Trace Execution menu or change LabVIEW to use the default VI Server port.

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2012
Toolkit - Report Generation
188911

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Control image alignment incorrect when "new report page" VI is used
When using Append Control Image to Report.vi, the alignment of some images are ignored when New Report Page.vi is used between appended images. This problem only exists with Office 2007. Other versions - Office 2003 and Office 2010 do not exhibit this behavior.

Workaround: Use a New Report Line.vi between appending the image and the New Page.vi

Reported Version: 2009 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/16/2010
249185

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Unable to Create Report from Macro-Enabled Word or Excel Template (.dotm file)
Macro-Enabled Word or Excel templates (.dotm) file types are not handled by the Word and Excel implementations of the New Report.vi

Workaround: Add "mtod" to the case containing Word_Create_Document.vi to properly handle these templates. This case structure can be found within the NI_Word:lvclass:new report subVI.vi

Reported Version: 2010 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/29/2010
312071

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Error 7 when using Report Generation Toolkit VIs in a DLL
By default Report Generation Toolkit VI's are compiled into the DLL, but can't be executed from within the DLL.

Workaround: The DLL will run correctly if you include the Report Generation toolkit lvclass dependencies in a separate support directory and specify that they are always included in a data directory.

Reported Version: 2011 32-bit  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/28/2012
380769

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Appending a one row table to a Word report causes an exception
Appending a one row table to a Word report by wiring a 2D array with only one row to the Append Table to Report.vi causes the following error. Error -2146822347 occurred at Exception occurred in Microsoft Word: The requested member of the collection does not exist.

Workaround: This issue was introduced in LabVIEW 2012, versions of the toolkit prior to 2012 do not reproduce the issue.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/25/2013
382455

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Microsoft Excel Template named cell range font size is overwritten
When appending cell data to named cell ranges from Microsoft Excel Templates, font size is always size 10pt.

Workaround: Use Excel Set Cell Font.vi to manually set the desired font for each named range.

Reported Version: 2012  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 01/25/2013
Toolkit - Simulation Interface
125072

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Applications using only the SIT Scheduler VI will hang
An application just using the SIT Scheduler VI will hang on the second iteration when calling the model DLL.

Workaround: The SIT Model Update VI needs to be called directly after the SIT Scheduler VI. Or replace the SIT Schedule VI with the SIT Take Model Time Step VI

Reported Version: 5.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/25/2011
257100

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Deleting an indicator in SIT 2010 VI breaks VI and does not recompile automatically
Deleting an indicator from a compiled VI results in a broken error because of a blank event structure inside the SIT portion of the block diagram. Opening the SIT Connection Manager and clicking OK to recompile the SIT portion of the block diagram does not recompile the code and the VI remains broken.

Workaround: Manually change the mapping in the Connection Manager and then click OK.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
276747

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Large arrays are grayed out and will not map to a Simulink model using the Simulation Interface Toolkit
The Simulation Interface Toolkit cannot map an array larger than 10 elements to a Simulink model. If an array larger than 10 elements is mapped in the SIT Connection Manager, the array will become grayed out on the front panel.

Workaround: Break up larger arrays into several smaller arrays with 10 or less elements. Re-combine the elements in Simulink by using the "Mux" block.

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
301408

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SIT fails to create correct path for replay file on PXI controllers
Error 14112 when using a replay file with SIT with some PXI controls. 8101 and 8108 models have shown this behavior.

Workaround: Change Filename = "/1.tdms" to Filename = "1.tdms" in the ini file located at / replay config/

Reported Version: 2010  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/02/2011
367752

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Model with Custom S-Function Returns Null Pointer Exception on Pharlap OS
If structs are defined inside a function on a Pharlap target the model will return a null pointer exception.

Workaround: Structs should be defined in static memory when using a Pharlap target

Reported Version: 2011  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/16/2012
Toolkit - Unit Test Framework
120941

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Code Coverage analysis is not supported on LabVIEW Real-Time
The Unit Test Framework Toolkit cannot measure code coverage on real-time (RT) targets. The result will always be zero.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/06/2009
160115

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lvtest file can not be added to the LabVIEW project if it is in multi-level libraries
If lvtest file is in a library, and the library is the child of another library, the lvtest file can not be added to the LabVIEW project by dragging & dropping from disk to the project or by using context menu "Add » Files..."

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/16/2009
175831

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Cannot create a test for an XY Graph
If the VI has a XY Graph control as input or output, creating a test for this VI will fail, usually with the error "The following control name is not unique". You will get an error saying that the control name is not unique.

Workaround: N/A

Reported Version: 1.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 06/23/2009
171553

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File load conflict after dragging multiple LV Classes to another context
You will get loading conflict for lvtest files if you open a project which has multiple LV Classes and those classes have lvtest files of the same name. Loading any VI will also be very slow if you have this loading conflict in your project.

Workaround: Rename the lvtest files to different names. Or remove those lvtest files from the project and re-add them.

Reported Version: 2009  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 08/05/2009
367888

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Hang when creating new test from specific VIs
When creating a new unit test from certain VIs, the Unit Test Framework progress dialog may complete, but not disappear. This state causes LabVIEW to hang.

Workaround: This issue was fixed in LabVIEW 2012 SP1. No changes to the Unit Test Framework were required.

Reported Version: 2011 SP1  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/29/2012

Document last updated on 1/28/2013

Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).