Windows Installer Table Queries; Creating A Table Query - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Windows Installer Table Queries

Creating a Table Query

Software Manager Reference
To view resource properties
1. (Enterprise Management Server only.) If multiple databases are open, select a
database in the Applications/Packages pane.
2. In the Applications/Packages pane, expand a package to display its resource folders.
3. Expand the resource folder until the resource items are displayed in the Package
Details pane.
4. In the Package Details pane, double-click the resource item for which to view
properties.
The Properties dialog box appears. The information on the dialog box differs depending
on the type of resource you are viewing; typically it includes resource details and conflict
information, if any.
If the resource has conflicts that were detected in ConflictManager, they are displayed
on the Conflicts tab on the Properties dialog box.
Software Manager lets you query the data in Windows Installer packages that are in the
Software Manager database. This gives you complete access to the package data and
lets you analyze that data. Example: You can display all packages that contain isolated
components, or all packages that contain certain launch conditions.
See Example Table Queries
By default, only a small set of .MSI tables are imported into the Software Manager
database. However, you can set preferences in Software Manager to import additional
tables or all tables from the .MSI. Changing the preferences does not affect packages
that have already been imported.
To add and view queries, you use the Table Query dialog box. See:
Creating a Table Query
Viewing the Results of a Table Query
See also:
Setting Software Manager Preferences
A table query provides a report of Windows Installer packages in the Software Manager
database that contain data that meets certain conditions. Each query can evaluate
columns in a single table in the Software Manager database. In order for you to create a
query for a table, the table must be in the Software Manager database. That means you
must have set the Software Manager preferences to import that table, and you must
have imported a package that contained data in that table.
See Setting Software Manager Preferences
Table queries are stored in the Software Manager database, so the queries you create
will be available to anyone who has access to the same Software Manager database.
For information on running queries, see
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Viewing the Results of a Table Query
Managing Packages
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