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Importing a Windows Installer File
Software Manager Reference
See also:
Package Import
on page 25
About .QUE Files
When you use Package Distribution to distribute to the share point directory, temporary
files are created in the Scripts subdirectory. These files, which have the same name as
the installation file but with the extension .QUE, represent packages that have been
distributed but not imported into the Software Manager database.
In Software Manager, the Database pane displays the number of packages that are
Queued for Import. This represents the number of .QUE files in the Scripts directory.
When you import from the share point directory, the share point is searched for .QUE
files. When one is found, the package it represents is imported into the Software
Manager database. The .QUE file is removed after the package is imported.
You can import a single Windows Installer installation (.MSI or .WSI) into the Software
Manager database from a network or local drive.
When you import an .MSI, you can specify one or more transforms or patches to be
applied to the package. The additional resources in the transform or patch are added to
the installation package's resources in Software Manager so that they can be included in
queries or reports of shared resources. To add the additional resources to a separate
package in the Software Manager database instead, import the transform or patch
separately.
See
Importing a Transform File
on page 36.
When you add a Windows Installer package's meta data to the Software Manager
database from Windows Installer Editor, its resources are not imported. To get the
resources into the database, you must import them.
See
How to Get Packages Into the Software Manager Database
Note
If you have Symantec Management Platform 7.0 SP2 or later, you can use Wise
Connector to import the Windows Installer file from the Software Manager database into
Software Management Framework. You can then use Software Management Solution to
distribute the package.
To import a Windows Installer file
1.
If multiple databases are open, select a database in the Applications/Packages pane.
2.
Select Packages menu > Import.
The Import Type page appears.
3.
Mark Import a single file into the Software Manager database.
4.
In File, specify an .MSI or .WSI to import. Be sure to select the appropriate file type
from the Files of type drop-down list on the Open dialog box.
5.
The following items become enabled:
on page 33 or
Importing a Windows Installer Patch File
Importing Packages
on page 23.
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