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Importing a Windows Installer Patch File
Software Manager Reference
The transforms are applied to the package in the order they appear in the list.
To rearrange the order, click Move Up or Move Down.
13. Click Finish.
The Wise Task Manager dialog box appears and remains open until the operation is
completed. However, you can close or minimize the dialog box and continue your
work in Wise Package Studio. From this dialog box, you can view a log file for the
import.
The package you selected is imported to the active Software Manager database.
During the import process, errors are displayed as they are encountered.
Note
If the import fails and its log file indicates that some files cannot be found, the
source file paths might be absolute or the source files might have been deleted.
Verify that the source files are in the correct locations. To avoid this problem, store
installations and their source files in a shared directory instead of on a local drive.
See also:
Wise Task Manager in the Windows Installer Editor Help
You can import a single Windows Installer patch (.MSP) into the Software Manager
database from a network or local drive. This creates a separate package for the patch
and keeps the patch's resources separate from the resources in the base package. The
patch package is designated as a dependent of the base package. You can distribute the
patch as part of a group for easy deployment by a distribution system.
A patch can apply to multiple packages. To apply a patch to another package, re-import
the patch and specify a different base package on the Select Target Package page. The
contents of this second package might differ from the first one, depending on the
contents of the base packages.
You can define the state of the base package, which determines the resources that are
included in the imported patch package and changes how it behaves when it is
deployed.
See
About Patch and Transform Import
To add the patch's resources to the base package instead, apply the patch when you
import the base installation. When you do this, you cannot distribute the patch as a
separate entity.
See
Importing a Windows Installer File
Note
If you have Symantec Management Platform 7.0 SP2 or later, you can use Wise
Connector to import the patch from the Software Manager database into Software
Management Framework. Wise Connector imports the patch when it imports the base
MSI package. You can then use Software Management Solution to distribute the
package.
on page 26.
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