Creating a Local Work Directory

The local work directory is the directory where you store all your work. The purpose of the work directory is so all users have the same set of subdirectories and files within that directory. As you change files within your directory and check them in to source code control, other users can copy the files from source code control to their own work directory.

Caution  Do not select any of LabVIEW's library folders (vi.lib, instr.lib, or user.lib) as your local work directory. Doing so will generate errors in the built-in SCC system.
Note  The location of the local work directory on your system is up to you. Make sure you have enough disk space on the drive that contains that directory, because the directory needs to be able to contain all the files you work on that are in source code control.

Complete the following steps to create a local work directory.

  1. Create a directory on your local machine that you wish to use as your local work directory.
  2. Select Tools»Source Code Control»Launch SCC Provider to open the Source Code Control window.
  3. In this window, select Tools»Local Configuration to display the Configure Builtin System dialog box.
  4. In the Local work directory section, click the folder icon and navigate to your work directory.
  5. Click the OK button.