The LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit is a collection of high-level, flexible Virtual Instruments (VIs) that allow engineers to programmatically create and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents. Instead of manually copying data from front panels, this toolkit automates the process in real-time during test execution. Key Capabilities
Once installed, you can access the toolkit functions via the LabVIEW Functions Palette under . Step 1: Open a Report Session
The toolkit was installed, but the VIs do not appear in the palette menu. The LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit is a collection
To get the toolkit, you must have an active NI license or a subscription that includes this package. 1. Download via NI Package Manager (Recommended)
To help me tailor any further technical support, could you tell me: Step 1: Open a Report Session The toolkit
The toolkit provides a specialized palette of VIs (Virtual Instruments) to automate documentation: Automated Formatting: Insert text, tables, images, and graphs into documents. Template Support:
Included in all LabVIEW tiers. They can generate basic HTML or text reports without requiring MS Office installed on the deployment machine. Download via NI Package Manager (Recommended) To help
Writing data cell-by-cell forces LabVIEW to make thousands of individual ActiveX calls, slowing execution.
If you open a project and see missing VIs with question marks where the Report Generation icons should be, the toolkit is either not installed or your LabVIEW license level was downgraded from Professional to Base/Full. Re-run NI Package Manager to verify the installation status.