Problems reading from bound shared variable

I have a shared variable that is bound to another shared variable. When I go to read it's value in a VI by wiring the variable to the "value" property of a digital numeric object it displays zero. When i look at the two shared variable in the variable manager they show the correct values. Does anyone have a clue what's going on?

Welcome to the forums!
Let's narrow down the possibilities here. Try wiring the shared
variable directly to a front panel indicator rather than using a
property node. Second, the shared variable object includes an
error out terminal - this is where the variable engine can report any
errors in obtaining a value from the bound item. Wire the error
out to an error handler VI and re-run - you may find that the Shared
Variable Engine is reporting an error, which would be most helpful in
determining the problem.
If you could let me know the results of the above suggestions, I'll be glad to help further!
Cheers,
Matt Pollock
National Instruments

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