Creating A New Group; Configuring Import Options; Patch Files - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Creating a New Group

You can create a new group using the New button on the Organize Package Page of the Process Assistant.
Task: To create a new group:
1. If a package is not currently selected, go to the Select a Package page and select a package.
2. Click on the Organize Package button in the navigation bar. The Organize Package Page opens.
3. Click New. The New Group Properties dialog box opens.
4. Enter a Name, Description and any desired Comments for the new group and click OK. The new Group is
listed in the group tree and is automatically selected.

Configuring Import Options

Before importing a new package, you should review the following options on the Import tab of the ConflictSolver
Options dialog box:
•
Import Binary Data & Import Custom
you do not need to import either binary data or custom tables.
•
Check for Validation Errors & Check for
import is often unnecessary. Also, conflict detection at the time of package importation will become an
exponentially slow operation as the size of your Application Catalog increases, since this option causes the
package to be conflict checked against all existing packages in the Application Catalog.
By deselecting these import options on the Import tab of the ConflictSolver Options dialog box, import
performance will improve.

Patch Files

AdminStudio supports the import of Windows Installer packages (.msi) with associated patches (.msp). A Windows
Installer patch (.msp file) is a file used to deliver updates to Windows Installer applications. A patch is a self-
contained package that contains all the information required to update an application.
A patch package contains the actual updates to the application and describes which versions of the application
can receive the patch. A patch package does not include a database like a regular installation package (.msi file).
Patches contain at minimum two database transforms. One transform updates the information in the installation
database of the application. The other transform adds information that the installer uses for patching files.
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide ADS-0950-UG00
Tables—If you do not expect to run user-defined ACE rules, then
Conflicts—Checking packages for validation at the time of
Chapter 2: Using the Process Assistant
ConflictSolver Process Assistant
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