Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0 Installation Manual page 39

Software Manager Reference
Windows Installer installation (.MSI, .WSI)
Merge Module (.MSM, .WSM)
Note
In general, do not import a package from a CD. If you do, you will not be able to export
the package after resolving its conflicts, because you will not have access to its source
files and you cannot write to a CD.
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
To import multiple files
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 multiple files into the Software Manager database.
The following items become enabled.
Distribute source files to the share point directory
Mark this to copy all source files to a single, centralized location.
Clear this check box to import the package description into the Software
Manager database without copying its source files to the share point directory.
Warning
Distributing source files for a package that represents a Visual Studio integrated
project breaks the integration with the Visual Studio solution.
Overwrite existing application and package
Mark this to overwrite any package that is already in the database with the
same application and package names.
If you clear this check box and the application and package names are already
in the database:
If the existing package has resources, the new package is not imported.
If the existing package does not have resources, the new package's
resources are added to the existing package. An existing package might not
have resources if it consists only of meta data.
Do not modify the original package
Normally, when you import a Windows Installer installation (.MSI or .WSI), the
original installation file is updated with Wise-specific version information that
speeds future subscriptions and imports of the installation. Mark this to prevent
the original file from being changed.
4. To assign all packages that are imported during this session to one or more groups:
a. Click Groups on the Import Type page. The Select Groups dialog box appears.
b. Mark the check boxes of the groups to assign the package to.
Importing Packages
on page 23.
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