Extensible Test Framework: Writing Your Own Rules For Virtualization Conversion; About Custom Rules - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Table 9-8 • Windows Installer Converter Pre-Conversion Evaluation Rules
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Extensible Test Framework: Writing Your Own Rules for
Virtualization Conversion
AdminStudio has an extensible test framework for the Windows Installer Converter that you can use to write your
own custom rules to evaluate virtual packages.
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Rules detect specific
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Rules are run during Pre-Conversion
Conversion Evaluation feature will also run these tests, so any test that detects an error on conversion will also
be able to detect it during a pre-conversion evaluation.
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Tests can contain fixes that are implemented during
remediations that can correct a failure automatically. The remediations are only run on conversion and not
during a pre-conversion evaluation.

About Custom Rules

A rule takes some action if some condition is met. For example, if packaging Office 2007, fully isolate registry keys
shared with Office 2003 so that these applications can exist side-by-side.
Benefits of Using Custom Rules
The benefits of writing custom rules are:
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You are documenting knowledge gained while packaging an application.
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You gain the ability to share that knowledge with others.
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When building a virtual package, you can automatically execute the rule's fix to address the issue.
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Type Rule Name
Fatal Quicktime 7.4.1 Error
Fix Exclude
AdobePDFSettings
Registry Settings
Fix Exclude URL Shortcut
issues—Rules should be designed to detect specific issues in specific packages.
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Chapter 9: Converting Windows Installer Packages to Virtual Applications
Testing Windows Installer Packages for Virtualization Compatibility
Description
Warning is displayed stating that QuickTime 7.4.1 is
known to have errors when running from a virtual
package, and recommends that you use QuickTime
7.4.5 instead.
Excludes the AdobePDFSettings registry key. Adobe
Distiller will recreate these settings on first use.
Windows Installer Converter will exclude the shortcut
to the .URL file. App-V does not launch these files
properly.
Evaluation—The existing Windows Installer Converter Pre-
conversion—Tests will sometimes contain
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