Why should it be saved? A front panel control in a global VI is no different than a front panel control in a normal VI. If you change the value of a control and then exit the VI, the front panel control reverts to it's default value when loaded again. You would need to change the default value by using the method Make Current Values Default and then Save Instrument. These methods are not available in the run-time engine so if you intend to make an EXE, you'll need to do something different.