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Chapter 18: Preparing Packages for Distribution Using Distribution Wizard
Preparing for ManageSoft Distribution
Task: To prepare your package for ManageSoft distribution:
1. Launch the Distribution Wizard.
2. On the Welcome panel, click Next. The Distribution Type panel opens.
3. From the Distribution Type panel, select ManageSoft and click Next. The Installation Package
Information panel opens.
4. On the Installation Package Information panel, click the Browse button and locate the Windows Installer
Package (.msi) you want to distribute.
5. If there are transforms associated with the package, click the New button (
area and navigate to the transform you want to add. Repeat as necessary.
6. After specifying the package location, click Next. The ManageSoft Distribution Settings panel opens.
7. Select one of the following options from the Configure MSI Package Source field:
•
Install From
managed device cache.
•
Install From
•
Install Source based upon Managed Device's
package to be installed from either a Server or device cache, depending on the package's configuration.
8. Select the Retain the ManageSoft wrapped .msi package on local managed device cache option if you do not
want the Distribution Wizard to delete the ManageSoft wrapped .msi package from the local cache after
installation. You might want to select this option if you want to reinstall the ManageSoft wrapped
on another machine. This option is enabled when you select Install Source based upon Managed Device's
Configuration from the Configure MSI Package Source list.
9. Select the Install MSI package with elevated privileges option if you need elevated privileges to install the
ManageSoft wrapped
not selected because elevated privileges are not necessary for most installations to complete successfully.
10. Click Next. The ManageSoft Package and Environmental Settings panel opens.
11. The package Manufacturer, ManageSoft Package Name, Application Name, and Version fields are populated
based upon information saved in the selected package. Make any desired changes.
12. Under Supported Environments, select those environments where this ManageSoft-wrapped package will be
deployed.
13. Click Next. The Distribution Summary panel opens.
14. On the Distribution Summary panel, review the selections you made. If you are satisfied with them, click
Next to distribute the package, including associated transforms and files. The Distribution Output panel
displays progress during distribution.
15. Once the distribution finishes, click Close to exit the Distribution Wizard.
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Cache—Configure the ManageSoft-wrapped package to be installed from a locally
Server—Configure the ManageSoft-wrapped package to be installed from a Server.
package due to lack of user privileges in your environment. Usually this option is
.msi
) in the Additional Transforms
Configuration—Configure the ManageSoft-wrapped
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