Introduction & Preparation

1.Create a Folder - First you need to create a folder called

  interface_{custom}

replace {custom} with the name to identify the interface for example interface_mycompany

2. description.txt - Create a blank text file and rename it to description.txt. Write the name of the interface within. This text will be displayed on my settings allowing user to select this VI.

description.txt

 My Company 

3. parent.txt - If you are creating main custom VI you can skip this step, but if you are creating a child VI you may want to add a text called: parent.txt and it should contain the name of it’s parent interface without word ‘interface’ for example

parent.txt

 mycompany

4. Screenshot - You may want to add 150×150 px GIF file containing the screenshot of this VI, this image will be displayed when user selecting VI from mysettings

screenshot.gif

5. Additional folders - Create these following folders within interface_{name} as a container for other files needed in the next lesson.

• img - custom images only needed for this VI
• js - custom javascript which may be required on this VI
• css - custom stylesheet for this VI
• common - customisable common files such as page_top.html and page_bottom.html
• main - customisable intranet homepage files such as intranethome.html

6. notes.txt (Optional) to store any notes regarding the custom VI such as the author, the content of this VI won’t be displayed anywhere on the system.

 interface_custom
 Version 1.0
 author: Michael christian
 michael@claromentis.com