App-V Applications And The Virtual Environment; App-V Shortcut Requirements; Creating A New App-V Application - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Creating Microsoft App-V Applications

App-V Applications and the Virtual Environment

On the Applications page of the Microsoft App-V Assistant, you define application shortcuts to enable users to
launch an App-V application from within the virtual environment. By default, the Microsoft App-V Assistant creates
App-V applications for all of the executable shortcuts that exist in your project.
To deploy an App-V application—on a local drive or a network share—systems administrators just need to give
users access to the App-V application.

App-V Shortcut Requirements

For each App-V application, you are required to define at least one shortcut. You define application shortcuts to
enable users to launch an App-V application from within the virtual environment. By default, the Microsoft App-V
Assistant creates App-V applications for all of the executable shortcuts that exist in your project (or Windows
Installer package).
If you build an App-V application that does not contain any shortcuts, users will not be able to launch the
application.

Creating a New App-V Application

On the Applications page of the Microsoft App-V Assistant, you specify the executables that you want to create
App-V applications for.
Task: To create a new App-V application:
1. Open the Applications page. All of the shortcuts that exist in the project (or Windows Installer package) are
listed:
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Those that are currently included in the App-V application are selected.
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Those that are currently excluded from the App-V application are not selected.
2. Click New. The Browse for a Shortcut Target File dialog box opens and prompts you to select a file within
this App-V application.
3. Select the file that you want to create a shortcut to.
4. Click Open. A new shortcut is listed, and it is named the same name as the selected file.
5. To include this shortcut in the App-V application, make sure that its check box is selected.
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