About .Que Files; Importing A Windows Installer File - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Importing a Windows Installer File

Software Manager Reference
See Setting Software Manager Preferences
See also:
Revision Control on page 80
Package Import on page 34

About .QUE Files

When you use Package Distribution to distribute to the share point directory or Package
Definition to queue a package for import, temporary files are created in the Scripts
subdirectory. These files, which have the same name as the installation file but with the
extension .QUE, represent packages that have been distributed but not imported into
the Software Manager database.
In Software Manager, the Database pane displays the number of packages that are
Queued for Import. This represents the number of .QUE files in the Scripts directory.
When you import from the share point directory, either manually in Software Manager or
by running the Auto Import Service scheduled task, the share point is searched for .QUE
files. When one is found, the package it represents is imported into the Software
Manager database. The .QUE file is removed after the package is imported.
You can import a single Windows Installer installation (.MSI or .WSI) into the Software
Manager database from a network or local drive.
When you import an .MSI, you can specify one or more transforms or patches to be
applied to the package. The additional resources in the transform or patch are added to
the installation package's resources in Software Manager so that they can be included in
queries or reports of shared resources. To add the additional resources to a separate
package in the Software Manager database instead, import the transform or patch
separately.
See Importing a Transform File
on page 51.
Software Manager preferences determine which of the .MSI tables are imported into the
Software Manager database: a minimum number of required tables; or the required
tables plus additional tables you specify; or all tables. Importing additional tables can
significantly increase the time it takes to import a Windows Installer package. Empty
tables are not imported.
See Setting Software Manager Preferences
When you add a Windows Installer package's meta data to the Software Manager
database from Windows Installer Editor, its resources are not imported. To get the
resources into the database, you must import them.
See How to Get Packages Into the Software Manager Database
Note
If you have Symantec Management Platform 7.0 SP2 or later, you can use Wise
Connector to import the Windows Installer file from the Software Manager database into
Software Management Framework. You can then use Software Management Solution to
distribute the package.
on page 24.
on page 48 or Importing a Windows Installer Patch File
on page 24.
Importing Packages
on page 32.
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