Removing Packages From Revision Control; Package Revision History; Comparing Versions Of A Package - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Removing Packages from Revision Control

Package Revision History

Software Manager Reference
When you remove a package from Revision Control, the package remains in Software
Manager but is no longer protected or tracked by Revision Control. A package that is
checked out cannot be removed from Revision Control. Packages that are removed and
then added back to Revision Control retain their history.
To remove packages from Revision Control
1. In the Applications/Packages pane, select a package.
2. Select Packages menu > Revision Control > Remove.
The blue padlock indicating that the package was under Revision Control no longer
appears next to the package.
See also:
Adding Packages to Revision Control
In Revision Control in Software Manager, you can track the changes that have been
made to a package by:

Comparing Versions of a Package

Viewing a Version of a Package
Retrieving a Version of a Package
Viewing Comments for a Version of a Package
Comparing Versions of a Package
For most file types, when you compare versions of a package, Revision Control uses
Visual MSIDiff™ to find and display the differences between the versions. Visual MSIDiff
is a tool in Windows Installer Editor.
See Comparing Windows Installer Files
information on using Visual MSIDiff.
For patches, there is no compare function. For .EXE files and WiseScripts, Software
Manager does not use a comparison tool but displays a message saying either that the
files are identical or that the files are different.
Note
This procedure describes how to use the compare function from the Revision History
dialog box. You can also compare a checked out package to the most recent version of
the package in Software Manager when you check packages in.
See Checking Packages Back Into Revision Control
To compare versions of a package
1. In the Applications/Packages pane, select a package.
2. Select Packages menu > Revision Control > History.
The Package Revision History dialog box appears.
on page 81
in the Windows Installer Editor Help for
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