Conflictsolver Process Assistant - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

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You can choose to automatically resolve ACEs on the Conflicts view for the product. Select the conflict you want

to resolve and click Resolve. Alternatively, click Resolve All to resolve all resolvable conflicts for the selected

conflict category. See

Manual Conflict Resolution

Due to their complexity, some conflicts require manual resolution using Tuner or InstallShield Editor.

For information on manual solutions, consult the

topics. These topics can provide valuable information regarding what is causing the conflict, so you can use Tuner

or InstallShield Editor to solve it.

Once you have resolved detected conflicts manually, you can re-import the package into ConflictSolver.

ConflictSolver Process Assistant

ConflictSolver is included with AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

The ConflictSolver Process Assistant, a procedure-based alternative interface to the ConflictSolver Application

Manager interface, guides you through the process of identifying and resolving conflicts between Windows

Installer packages. The ConflictSolver Process Assistant is integrated into the main Process Assistant via the

Resolve Conflicts Page task, and can also be launched separately from the Tools Gallery.

The following standard ConflictSolver tasks are included in the ConflictSolver Process Assistant:

Table 2-3 • ConflictSolver Process Assistant Tasks

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Resolving Best Practice ACE

Select a current package or import a new one.

Package Page

View and edit optional attributes for packages.

Attributes Page

Validation Page

Validate the package using selected Internal Consistency Evaluators (ICEs).

Best Practices

Check the selected package to see if it meets Windows Installer "best

practices" rules, and then choose to resolve any best practice conflicts that are

Detect Conflicts

Check the selected package against target packages to determine if conflicts

would occur if all of these packages were installed on the same system.

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Application Conflict Evaluators (ACEs)

Chapter 2: Using the Process Assistant

ConflictSolver Process Assistant

topic or individual ACE