1. A computer-implemented method for configuring a graphical program, wherein the graphical program comprises a graphical program element, the method comprising: receiving user input specifying a graphical program element filter option from a plurality of graphical program element filter options; receiving user input initiating access to the graphical program element; and displaying relevant attributes of the graphical program element based on the specified filter option; wherein said relevant attributes of the graphical program element are selectable by a user to configure the graphical program.