The Actions menu contains items for starting and stopping the Shared Variable Engine, refreshing your workspace, and logging into a system.

• Start Local Shared Variable Engine —Restarts the Shared Variable Engine.
  Note You must use an alternate method to start the Shared Variable Engine on Windows 7/Vista.
• Stop Local Shared Variable Engine —Shuts down the Shared Variable Engine.
  Note You must use an alternate method to stop the Shared Variable Engine on Windows 7/Vista.
• Register Computer —Displays the Register Computer dialog box, which you can use to register remote computers.
• Alias Manager —Displays the Alias Manager dialog box, which you can use to configure aliases for local computers and IP addresses.
  • (DSC Module) The Shared Variable Engine uses aliases when running custom I/O servers that refer to other variables in the system.
• Log In —Displays the NI Security Login dialog box.
• Log Out —Logs out of the session configured in the NI Security Login dialog box.
• Configure Security —Displays the NI ACL Configuration dialog box, which you can use to update security settings.
• Add System to My Systems —Displays the Add Systems to My Systems dialog box that allows you to add a system to My Systems on the system tree.