If you want to use that data that you outputted in another vi yes you will have to create a connector on the left of a subvi and pass the data in. I would assume that you will have another mode that will view the data just like the example in the class correct? If that is the case all you will have to do is input the data to a subvi and display it. This will allow the viewing at any time during the execution of the program. If you need to pass out any other parameters from your metsmanmode2test.vi you will have to create more shift registers or combine everything into a cluster. Hope this helps.