Editing the Shortcut Menu of a Polymorphic VI

Edit the shortcut menu of a polymorphic VI to change the subVI description that appears in the shortcut menu of the polymorphic VI placed on the block diagram.

Complete the following steps to change the description for the subVI that appears in the shortcut menu of a polymorphic VI.

  1. Select File»Open to display the Choose VI to open dialog box.
  2. Select a polymorphic VI to display the Polymorphic VI dialog box.
  3. Click the Edit Menu Item button. A dialog box appears.
  4. Enter a description for the subVI in Enter menu item name.
  5. Click the OK button to return to the Polymorphic VI dialog box. The description appears in parentheses next to the subVI name in the SubVIs listbox.
  6. Select File»Save to save the VI.