Deleting A Package; Compiling Multiple Packages - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Deleting a Package

Compiling Multiple Packages

Software Manager Reference
You can delete a package from the Software Manager database. However, the Software
Manager database should contain all packages used by your organization, even those
that are obsolete.
Deleting a package from the Software Manager database removes information about
that package from the database. It does not delete the original package file from any of
the share point directories, such as the Scripts, Projects, or Packages directory.
To delete a package, you must have the package checked out of revision control. If the
package is checked into revision control or another user has the package checked out,
you will not be able to delete the package.
Warning
Deleting a package cannot be undone.
To delete a package
1. (Enterprise Management Server only.) If multiple databases are open, select a
database in the Applications/Packages pane.
2. Select Packages menu > Delete.
The Delete Packages dialog box appears.
3. Select one or more packages to delete.
4. To delete the package's source files from the share point directory (the 000, 001,
etc. subdirectories), mark Delete source files from the share point directory if
they are not referenced by other packages. Source files are deleted only if they
are not referenced by any other packages in the current Software Manager
database.
Warning
If you delete a package's source files, you will never be able to recompile that
package because the source paths in the installation will refer to files that no longer
exist. Delete source files only when you are sure you will not need to compile the
package again.
5. Click OK.
The packages you selected are deleted from the database.
Note
If you have detected conflicts for packages in this database, you should rerun the
conflict detection to clear the database of conflicts with the packages you deleted.
In Software Manager, you can compile multiple .MSI or .WSI packages at the same time.
This is very helpful if you have a group of packages that all need the same update. In
Windows Installer Editor, you can create a macro that performs the update and runs
when you compile a package. In Software Manager, you can then use the multi-package
compile option to compile the packages that need the update. With a single operation,
all the packages are updated and compiled.
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