Specifying Package Information - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Specifying Package Information

The first step in creating an App-V application is to enter the package name, root folder name, and a comment. To
specify package information for an App-V application, perform the following steps:
Task: To specify package information:
1. In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Package Information page.
2. In the Package Name field, enter a name (a maximum of 64 characters) to identify this virtual package.
3. In the Root Folder Name field, enter a name to identify the directory that will contain the App-V application's
file. When an App-V application is configured on a client machine, it is mounted on the computer's
.sft
drive in the folder you specify in this field.
• Default
[ProductVersion]
file naming convention. For example:
If ProductName is ...
MyApplication
MyApp
MyBlueApp
•
Conflicts caused by duplicate
identical values for the
entering a unique value in the Root Folder Name field.
4. In the Comments field, enter a description of the purpose of this App-V application and any special
information that you wish to document.
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value—By default, the Root Folder Name is based on the [
properties of the App-V application's associated Windows Installer file using the 8.3
And ProductVersion is ...
1.12.3.1
1
1.2.3.4
[ProductName]
ADS-0950-UG00
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values—If you happen to have another App-V application that has
and
[ProductVersion]
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and
ProductName]
Then default Root Folder Name will be ...
MyApplic.112
MyApp.1
MyBlueAp.123
properties, you can avoid conflicts by
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