Re: Labview 5.1 and XP

In newer versions of LabVIEW, you can simply drag a channel from MAX into LabVIEW.  To configure tasks outside of MAX, you can use the AI Config in LabVIEW 5.1.  The create virtual channel function is only available in newer versions of LabVIEW.  It sounds like most of your questions relate to what was previously setup in a program you may have inherited, so it is difficult for me to address the objectives of the developers.
To find out a little more about the hierarchy, I recommend taking a look at the specific heirarchy drawings.  If you can locate the top level VI, you can select View >> VI Hierarchy, which may help give you an idea of how everything fits together. 
Regards,
Lauren
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