Modifying Build Options; Selecting Releases To Build - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Modifying Build Options

On the Build Options page, you choose which releases of this InstallShield project you want to build a ThinApp
application for when the project is built, specify the type of compression, disable the ThinApp Log Monitor tracing
capabilities, and specify whether you want to include additional Windows Installer packages in the virtual package.
Also, if you are editing a Windows Installer package in Direct Edit mode (or Direct MST mode), you need to select
the Build ThinApp Application option on the Build Options page before you will be able to build a ThinApp
application for that Windows Installer package.
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Selecting Releases to Build

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Enabling App-V Application Building When in Direct Edit Mode
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Including Additional Windows Installer Packages in a ThinApp Application
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Building a Windows Installer Package to Assist in the Distribution of a ThinApp Application
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Setting ThinApp Log Monitor Tracing Options
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Setting AppLink Options
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Setting AppSync Options
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will be able to select a Release on the Build Options page.
Selecting Releases to Build
You select the releases that you want to build a ThinApp application for on the Releases tree of the Build Options
page.
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the Build toolbar button to create a new release or open the Releases view of the InstallShield Installation
Designer. You must create at least one release before you will be able to build a ThinApp application. For more
information, see
If you are editing a Windows Installer package (Direct Edit Mode) or transform file (Direct MST Mode), the Releases
tree on the Build Options page is not displayed.
Task: To select releases to build:
1. Open the Build Options page.
2. Select the releases in the Releases tree that you want to build a ThinApp application for.
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You must create at least one Release (on the Releases view of the Installation Designer) before you
You cannot create or edit a release in the ThinApp Assistant. If no releases exist, you can simply click
Creating and Building
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