Multiple copies of functional global using vi references

I have several producers aquiring data into a functional global (one functional global per producer). These functional globals are identical except for the name. Would it work to have only one functional global VI and obtain a separate reference for each producer? The matching consumer would also use the proper reference to consume the data.
The functional global contains an array of the data which must be parsed by the consumer. It is possible that the array of data may not contain a complete set of data on a single "store" operation by the producer. The consumer, of course is written to check for a complete data record before completing processing on the record.
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Regardless of whether there is a better way, the answer to the question is yes. The FGV needs to be reentrant and the reference you open needs to be reentrant too and then you can use the CBR node to run the specific copy of the FGV.
I thought a reentrant vi would not maintain the state of the uninitialized shift register from one call to the next.
A reentrant VI will maintain the state of its uninitialized shift registers. However, you need to be really careful how you do this. First of all, you need to make sure it is set to Preallocate Clones. What will happen in this situation is that each different place you call that subVI will each be a different clone. This means that each call will have its own data. The problem with this is that you can't share the data across multiple instances and therefore multiple loops. If you don't believe me, go play with the Mean Point By Point VI.
So what happens if you set it to shared clones? A big freakin' mess. You will have no control over which clone will be called where and there will be some major data corruption.
This is why FGVs are almost always non-reentrant.
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