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Defining Custom Meta Data Fields
Software Manager Reference
Kinds of Meta Data
You define and enter custom meta data in Software Manager.
Predefined meta data is created when you create the package in Windows Installer
Editor.
See Adding Meta Data to the Software Manager Database in the Windows Installer Editor
Help.
Editing Meta Data
Edit custom meta data on the Package Attributes dialog box in Software Manager. If no
meta data values are enabled, it means that custom meta data fields have not been
defined.
The predefined meta data is read-only in Software Manager. To edit predefined meta
data, use the Product Details page in Windows Installer Editor.
See:
Viewing and Editing Package Attributes
Defining Custom Meta Data Fields
Examples of Package Meta Data
You can use meta data to specify:
Whether an application is developed internally or purchased from a third party.
The type of license model the software uses.
How many licenses are purchased, in use, and available.
The language of the application.
Links to the purchasing department, such as purchase order number or URL to the
purchasing system.
Package description.
Packager comments about limitations of the package.
Path to original source files.
Path to the package's end user license agreement.
Path to support documents such as installation instructions or configuration options.
You can define custom meta data fields to store package information that is not
otherwise recorded when the package is created. Example: You can specify the type of
license model the software uses.
See
About Package Meta Data
You must define meta data fields before you can edit their values. The fields you define
appear on the Product Details page in Windows Installer Editor.
They also appear on the Package Attributes dialog box in Software Manager.
To define custom meta data fields
1.
Select Setup menu > Meta Data Fields.
Introduction to Software Manager
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