How Package Relationships Affect Group Distribution - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

How Package Relationships Affect Group Distribution

.MSI package and an optional transform
Package Relationships dialog box
for the Transform Package.
= Required/Optional. The .MSI must be
installed before the transform. Installing
the transform is optional.
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Package relationship information is displayed in the Package Details pane. This
information is read-only.
If you click the Package Dependencies folder, the current package's
dependencies are displayed in alphabetical order. Subdependencies are not
displayed.
If you click the Dependent Packages folder, packages that are dependent on the
current package are displayed in alphabetical order. Subdependent packages
are not displayed.
4. To edit package relationships, double-click a package in the Package Details pane.
If you double-click a dependency package in the Package Dependencies folder,
the Package Relationships dialog box appears for the current package.
If you double-click a dependent package in the Dependent Packages folder, the
Package Relationships dialog box appears for that package.
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
Group deployment properties define which packages in a group will be installed, the
order in which they will be installed, and the command lines that will be used to run the
package installations.
See Setting Group Deployment Properties
The following examples illustrate how package relationships affect what appears in the
Group Deployment Properties dialog box, which provides the default for what is included
during Group Distribution.
Note
The order in which you add packages to a group on the Group Properties dialog box can
affect the state of the package check boxes during distribution.
Group Properties dialog box
Add the MSI Package to Group A.
If you clear the check box for the MSI Package:
Preparing Packages for Deployment
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The Transform Package
cannot be installed
without the .MSI and
does not appear.
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