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Additional Resources |
| Installation |
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| Application is shipped with an installer appropriate for the target operating system(s). |
Building and Distributing Applications |
| Installer includes and/or documents any software dependencies. |
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| Users are notified If any additional software is needed to use the application. |
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| The package includes a EULA which complies with the “Restrictions” and “Application Deployment” sections of the NI Software License Agreement. |
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| Users can uninstall the application. |
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| There is a documented or intuitive update process. |
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| Activation (if applicable) |
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[Recommended] The application utilizes the NI License Manager (NILM) 3rdParty SDK for licensing.
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NI License Manager Third-Party SDK |
| Users can evaluate the application immediately upon downloading the software. |
Note: users should not be required to request a license to evaluate the software. |
| Users are reminded of the remaining trial period. |
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| Users are prompted to activate the application when the trial period expires. |
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| Users can activate the product with appropriate credentials. |
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| Tutorials and Demonstrations |
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| Product provides examples and/or tutorials to demonstrate typical customer use cases. |
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| Examples and tutorials are intuitive and any required steps are documented. Tutorials include explanations to describe what is demonstrated or accomplished by following the tutorial in order to serve as a learning aid for customers. |
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| [Recommended] Simulation mode is available in case it’s a hardware-dependent software. |
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| File Structure |
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| Files and folders follow a recommended naming convention (combination of company and/or product names) to ensure name-spacing and avoid conflicts with other add-ons or code. |
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| Documentation |
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| Application contains a help document accessible from within the product. |
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| Documentation describes any installation steps outside of running the installer (if applicable). |
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| Third-party and NI software dependencies are documented (if applicable). |
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| Hardware system requirements are documented (if applicable). |
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| Supported operating systems are documented. |
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| Documentation describes any required communication ports and firewall settings (if applicable). |
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| Product directs users to a support channel for technical support. |
Free products may specify "not supported" or direct users to a community/forum/and so on. All paid products must provide support contact information. |
| User Experience |
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| Works on all operating systems that are listed as supported (Windows x64, Windows x86, Mac, Linux, RT, and so on). |
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The application runs when opened and can be closed any time. Special considerations or exceptions should be documented.
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| Users can modify port settings required for communication (if applicable). |
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The user interface for applications and dialogs are visible to the user.
User interface is intuitive.
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Specify in the hardware requirements if a specific resolution is required for an application, and consider support for multiple resolutions by creating a resizable user interface.
Resizable UI’s in LabVIEW
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| User is provided with feedback during long operations (that is, progress bar, busy cursor, and so on). |
Set Mouse Cursor to Busy (hourglass) or Custom Cursor
Progress Bar API for LabVIEW
WireFlow ProgressBar
Taskbar Progress Bar API
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| It is clear to the user when administrator rights are required for execution. |
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| No crashes or unexpected errors are reported. |
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| There are no apparent memory leaks or undocumented spikes in CPU or memory usage. |
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| Stand-alone applications do not override common keyboard shortcuts (such as copy/paste). |
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| Other |
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| Product does not include any malicious software (malware, viruses, and so on). |
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| Product complies with LabVIEW Tools Network Style Guide. The product name should comply with any NI trademarks, e.g. Product Name for LabVIEW by Company/Product Name for USRP by Company. |
NI Tools Network Style Guide |
| Product and accompanying documentation are localized in English. |
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