Boolean enabling on front panel, but not in the block diagram

[Kerbies]

I have a boolean controller on the front panel turning on but it is not activating in the block diagram. The Boolean is inside an event structure. I have uploaded my VI for review

Update: clicking any boolean causes my VI to slow way down

[paul_cardinale]

1. Throw that away.
2. Learn how to properly code in LabVIEW.
3. Start over.

[Kerbies]

Can you help? I need constructive criticism 

[tyk007 · Accepted solution]

As some more constructive criticism - I suspect you have mis-understood:

1. Data flow. LabVIEW forces you to think differently to how you may be used to programming in a single-statement, imperative way. It makes you instead think about data and how it is used/transformed within your application as it runs. A function ("node") only runs once all the data is available for it to execute. This is more closely aligned with Functional Programming. https://www.ni.com/getting-started/labview-basics/dataflow
2. How event structures work. Event structures execute exactly one waiting event at a time, then exit. To handle multiple events, you need to house them in a while loop or similar. https://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361R-01/glang/event_structure/

It would be worthwhile for you to go through the LabVIEW tutorials starting here: https://www.ni.com/getting-started/labview-basics/