Short Name: Desc
Requires: Base Development System
Class: VI Properties
To Use: Create a property.
Description of the VI that appears in the Context Help window when you move the cursor over the VI icon and in VI documentation you generate.
This property is similar to the VI Description text box on the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box. You can format the text in the description to appear bold in the Context Help window.
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Data type | |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes (Read Only) |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access allowed | Yes |
| Must wait until user interface is idle | No |
| Available with control VIs | Yes |
| Available with global VIs | Yes |
| Available with strict type definitions | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | Yes |