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About Package Meta Data

Software Manager Reference
Both the top level and the table check boxes in the second level must be marked or
the tables will not be imported. When you mark a second-level check box, its parent
is marked as well. When you clear a parent check box, its second-level check boxes
are cleared.
4. Click OK.
Now, when a Windows Installer package is imported to the Software Manager database,
the tables you specified are imported, provided they contain data. This does not affect
packages that have already been imported.
Expand the value of the Software Manager database by using meta data to store
package information that is not otherwise recorded when the package is created.
You can view meta data in the Package pane in Software Manager, provided
Package Pane is marked on the Meta Data Fields dialog box.
You can view meta data on the Package Attributes dialog box in Software Manager
and ConflictManager.
You can filter the Applications/Packages pane in Software Manager and
ConflictManager by a meta data value.
You can add meta data to custom reports as you would any other data in the
Software Manager database.
Kinds of Meta Data
You define and enter custom meta data in Software Manager.
Predefined meta data is created when you create the package in Windows Installer
Editor.
See Adding Meta Data to the Software Manager Database in the Windows Installer Editor
Help.
Editing Meta Data
Edit custom meta data on the Package Attributes dialog box in Software Manager. If no
meta data values are enabled, it means that custom meta data fields have not been
defined.
The predefined meta data is read-only in Software Manager. To edit predefined meta
data, use the Product Details page in Windows Installer Editor.
With Enterprise Management Server, Security Setup determines whether you can edit
meta data in Software Manager.
See:
Viewing and Editing Package Attributes
Defining Custom Meta Data Fields
Examples of Package Meta Data
You can use meta data to specify:
Whether an application is developed internally or purchased from a third party.
The type of license model the software uses.
Introduction to Software Manager
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