Building a Distribution for a Licensed VI Library: VI Package Manager

[Jervin Justin]

Introduction

Once you have created and licensed a toolkit, it is time to deploy the toolkit. The recommended approach is to use VI Package Manager to create a distribution for your add-on in the VI Package format.

Prerequisites

VI Package Manager: You can get a free copy of VI Package Manager (Community Edition).

Step by Step Instructions

1. Use the VI Package Builder in VI Package Manager to set up your package as usual.
   (Make sure that the licensed lvlib is part of the package source files)
2. Switch to the Licensing & Activation tab
3. Fill out the License File Path and Licensed Library File Path
   
4. Customize the rest of the package as you please and then click Build Package to save and build the package.

Additional Notes

• Unlike building an installer using the App Builder, you do not need to manually include/distribute the Licensing DLLs nor manually register your add-on. VI Package Manager does these steps for you.
• In order to successfully build the package, the licensed add-on must already be activated on the build system.  However be sure to choose the correct evaluation license file in the VIPM builder dialog.

Related Links

Workflow: Creating Evaluation Software using Licensing & Activation