[Greg McKaskle]

Actually, I'd suggest right-clicking on the Distances indicator terminal. Choose Create >> Constant. This creates a constant of the same datatype. Use the mouse to drag the constant from your dashboard VI's block diagram to the periodic VI's block diagram. If this is awkward, you can copy and paste. You can then delete the constant from the dashboard diagram.

Then wire the constant to the Type input. Next you can unbundle the data front he unflatten or otherwise share the data via globals.

Greg McKaskle