Using invoke nodes to change a control on a server vi

I am trying to pass a parameter to a vi running in parallel with my main vi. I am using invoke nodes to do this without any problems. In server.vi I want to respond to a change in the control using an event structure. I have found that when passing the value to the vi using the invoke node from client.vi the event structure does not respond to the change in value. Is this correct behaviour? In the attachment run client and server, any change in the client panel is reflected in server without a response from the event structure. Running server by itself a change in the cluster causes the event structure to respond as expected. Thanks in advance for any help on this.
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The set control value method is the same as using a local variable or the value property - it doesn't fire the event. To fire the event, you need to use the Value(signaling) property. To do this, you need to get a reference to the control. You can do this by taking the Front Panel property of the server VI and wiring that reference into another property node. Then, you get an array of references to all the controls on the FP. You will need to find your control and wire its reference into the signaling property and then the event will fire. There are, of course, other ways of doing this - this one is fairly complicated, since you have to find the reference.
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