Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference page 113

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formats, you can add additional files to the installation or change the default
command line.
Import the package into the Software Manager database.
The order in which you perform these tasks varies:
To:
Add the package and its resources to
the Software Manager database so that
later you can resolve conflicts and
deploy the package.
Create a simple package that
consists of just a command line or
one or more command lines and
files.
Or
Create a package for an
installation that does not need
repackaging.
Add package definition information to a
package that is already in the Software
Manager database.
2. Create relationships between packages.
If applicable, define which packages depend on other packages. When you distribute
a package group, package relationships determine the packages that are installed
and the order of their installation.
See Creating and Editing Package Relationships
3. Create and manage package groups.
Create a group and add the packages that should be deployed together. A group can
contain a single package.
See Package Groups
4. Set group deployment properties.
Define which packages in the group will be deployed, the order in which they will be
installed, and the command lines that will be used to run the package installations.
These settings provide the defaults for Group Distribution.
See Setting Group Deployment Properties
5. Complete the repackaging process.
Make sure that the packages in the group are ready to be deployed. This includes
conflict resolution and testing.
Perform the tasks in this order:
With this method, the package's
resources are not imported and are not
available for conflict resolution.
Create a Wise package definition in
Software Manager.
See
page 115.
on page 87.
on page 91.
Preparing Packages for Deployment
Import the package.
See Package Import on page 34.
If necessary, create a Wise
package definition in Software
Manager.
See Creating a Package Definition
on page 115.
Define the package in Workbench.
See Package Definition in the Wise
Package Studio Help.
Import it into the Software
Manager database.
See Package Import on page 34.
Creating a Package Definition
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