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About the Software Manager Database
Software Manager Reference
Share Point Directory
Contains shared resources used to create Windows Installer installations. It also
contains source files for packages in the Software Manager database. All Wise
Software Repository databases are associated with a specific share point directory.
See About the Share Point Directory in the Windows Installer Editor Help.
Workbench database
Stores information that Wise Package Studio creates and uses. Examples: project,
process, tool, and security information. A repository can contain only one
Workbench database.
The Workbench database is not used in Wise Installation Studio.
Software Manager database
Contains all software packages created by an organization. Package resources might
be included also (examples: files, merge modules, registry keys).
See
About the Software Manager
Wise Services database
Stores data that is generated and used by various background operations
(examples: package import, the upgrade process).
A repository can contain only one Wise Services database.
See also:
Setting Repository Options in the Windows Installer Editor Help
The Software Manager database contains:
All software packages used or created by an organization. Package resources might
be included also (examples: files, merge modules, registry keys).
Merge modules used by an organization.
Other resources used by an organization, such as device drivers and Group Policy
Objects.
(These cannot be imported when you run Software Manager from Windows Installer
Editor.)
Snapshots of standard operating environments used by an organization, for use
during conflict resolution. Create these snapshots with SOE Snapshot.
(These cannot be imported when you run Software Manager from Windows Installer
Editor.)
You manage the data in the Software Manager database through Software Manager.
Most organizations that use Software Manager work in a multi-user, team-based
environment. Multiple users can simultaneously access a single Software Manager
database that is stored on a shared server. This means that:
Multiple users can distribute to the share point directory.
When a package is added to the Software Manager database, all Software Manager
users can view and work with it.
Introduction to Software Manager
Database.
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