About Patch And Transform Import - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

About Patch and Transform Import

Software Manager Reference
Importing a Merge Module File
Importing a Transform File
Importing a Windows Installer Patch File
Importing an InstallShield Developer Executable
Importing a Microsoft Hotfix File
Importing a Virtual Software Package File
Importing a Device Driver File
Importing a Group Policy Object File
Importing an SOE Snapshot
Importing a Wise Package Definition File
Performing a Universal Import Without Converting or Repackaging
Import multiple packages from any network or local drive
You can import a group of packages from any accessible drive. Use this method when
packages have been distributed to a network drive, or when an installation has been
saved to a local or network drive.
See Importing Multiple Files
Copy (subscribe to) packages from another database
(Enterprise Management Server only.) Use this method to resolve conflicts between
your packages and packages in another Software Manager database. Also use this
method to view resources from another database.
See Package Subscription
Note
To export a package after resolving its conflicts, you must have access to the original
installation and its associated files.
See also:
How to Get Packages Into the Software Manager Database
You have two options for importing Windows Installer patches and transforms into the
Software Manager database:
Apply the patch or transform when you import the base package
The resources installed by the patch or transform are combined with the resources
installed by the base package and displayed together as a single package in
Software Manager.
This lets you resolve conflicts in files that are installed by the patch or transform.
The package is changed so that when you distribute it, the changes made by the
patch or transform are included.
Import the patch or transform separately from the base package
A relationship is created between the patch or transform package and the base
package. The resources installed by the patch or transform are displayed separately
in Software Manager. This lets you:
Maintain dependencies and sequencing of patches and transforms.
Store meta data for a patch or transform.
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