Current And New Packages - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 2: Using the Process Assistant
ConflictSolver Process Assistant
About the Software Repository
A Windows Installer package is made up of many files that are executed when the setup is run. However, only the
file is imported into the Application Catalog database. To safeguard these additional files against alteration or
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being misplaced, you can choose to manage these files using the Software Repository. When you import a
package into the Software Repository, all of its associated installation files are stored in the Software Repository
location defined for the open Application Catalog.
If you want to add a file you are importing to the Software Repository, select the Add package to the Software
Repository option on the
Application Catalog that has the Software Repository enabled. See
Enabling the Software Repository in an Existing Application
Task: To relocate a package within your Application Catalog:
1. In the ConflictSolver Process Assistant, click the Organize icon in the navigation bar. The Organize Package
Page opens.
In the Destination Groups list, the check boxes next to the Groups that your package is in (if any) are
selected. If you have just imported a package, it is still in the Draft group, which is not displayed on this list.
2. Select the check boxes next to the Group(s) where you want this package to be located.
3. If you want to add this package to the Software Repository, select the Add package to the Software
Repository option.
Note •
Application Catalog that has the Software Repository enabled. See
Existing Application
4. Click Organize. The package is moved into the selected group(s) and, optionally, copied into the Software
Repository.

Current and New Packages

On the Select a Package Page, you choose the package that you are going to process using the ConflictSolver
Assistant. You can choose to use either a Current or New package:
•
Current—Package that has already been imported into the Application Catalog.
•
New—Package that will be imported into the Draft Group of the Application Catalog, a working Group used for
packages in the process of being prepared for distribution.
After you have selected a package, you can use it in the Validation, Best Practices, Detect Conflicts, Resolve
Conflicts, Reporting, and Organize Package tasks of the ConflictSolver Assistant.
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Organize Package
The Add package to the Software Repository option is only displayed if you are connected to an
Catalog.
Page. In order to select this option, you must be connected to an
Managing Application Catalog Databases
Catalog.
Enabling the Software Repository in an
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