Functions>>All Functions>>Select a VI
. Navigate to the VI you want to use as a subVI and and
double-click to place it on the block diagram.
Positioning tool to click the icon
in the upper right corner of the front panel or block diagram of
the VI you want to use as a subVI and drag the icon to the block
diagram of the other VI. Operating or Positioning tool to
double-click the subVI on the block diagram. You also can
select Browse>>This VI's SubVIs. To display
the block diagram of a subVI from the calling VI, press the
<Ctrl> key and use the Operating
or Positioning tool to double-click the subVI on
the block diagram.
Context Help window, which you can
access by selecting Help>>Show Context Help
required terminals appear bold, recommended terminals appear
as plain text, and optional terminals appear dimmed. The
labels of optional terminals do not appear if you click the
Hide Optional Terminals and Full Path button in
the Context Help window.
This Connection Is from the shortcut menu. A
checkmark indicates the terminal setting. Select
Required, Recommended, or Optional
.
Recommended by default. Set a terminal setting to
required only if the VI must have the input or output to run
properly. Refer to the Read File function located on the
Functions>>All Functions>>File I/O palette for
examples of required, recommended, and optional inputs and
outputs.
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