Network Variable sub-process

[JimGill]

I am interested in creating a Network Variable sub-process under a process to allow grouping by content of network variables.

Does anyone know if this is possible? 

[Mohan]

You cannot do this using the CVI Network Variable configuration functions or the Distributed System Manager configuration program. Also, note that there is no such thing as a 'sub-process'. But if you have LabVIEW, you can create 'folders' under the process item by creating your variables in 'sub-libraries' of your LabVIEW project's root library nodes. LabVIEW will use the name of your sub-library as the name of the folder. You can see these folders by running the Distributed System Manager program after deploying the variables from your LabVIEW project. You can connect to these variables from CVI programs using a URL such as:

\\localhost\myProcess\myFolder\myVariable

[vix]

This is exactly what I need.

Grouping the scalar variables into folders and subfolders is the typical way used by OPC Servers, that I'm trying to emulate using Network Variables.

Do you think this is a good issue for the new CVI Idea Exchange?