Variable Manager in Labview 10

I have a question about the thing that was called the "variable manager" in Labview 8.2.1
I just installed Labview 10 Developement system and also the DSC-module (on an other pc).
But I can not find the variable manager.
Is this one replaced by the NI Distributed System Manager?
I hope someone can tell me more about this.
Thnx

Dear Cheese11,
one short addition; the multiple variable editor (which comes with the DSC module) can be found when rightclicking a library in your project explorer; chose edit variables.
Best regards,
Martijn S
Applications Engineer
NI Netherlands

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