Managing The Wise Software Repository - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - GETTING STARTED GUIDE V1.0 Getting Started Manual

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repository provides a centralized point for managing software packages at any stage of
deployment.
The Wise Software Repository consists of:
Share point directory
Contains shared Wise Package Studio files and shared resources that are used to
create Windows Installer installations. It also contains source files for packages in
the Software Manager database. All Wise Software Repository databases are
associated with a specific share point directory.
Workbench database
Stores information that Wise Package Studio creates and uses. Examples: project,
process, tool, and security information. A repository can contain only one
Workbench database.
Software Manager database
Contains all software packages and other resources that are used by an
organization. Other resources include: merge modules, device drivers, Group Policy
Objects, and standard operating system environment snapshots. A repository can
contain multiple Software Manager databases.
Wise Services database
(Formerly named Preflight database.) Stores the following data that is generated
and used by Wise services:
Tasks that are managed by the Wise Task Manager. Examples: importing
packages; running the Merge Module Wizard; compiling .MSI or .WSI packages
in Software Manager; remotely compiling packages in Windows Installer Editor.
(Quality Assurance module only.) The results that are generated from deploying
preflight packages, which are made with Package Instrumentation. These
results are used by the Preflight Data Collector and Preflight Analysis Web
applications.
A repository can contain only one Wise Services database.
Multiple Repositories
In a large enterprise with multiple teams, each team might use a different share
point directory and Wise Software Repository. Because a Wise Package Studio
server can be associated with only one active repository at a time, each team must
install their repository on a different server.
A single Wise Package Studio server can contain multiple repositories. However, only
one repository can be active at a time.
To change the active repository on a Wise Package Studio server, open the repository in
the Wise Repository Manager.
A Wise Package Studio client can connect to any Wise Software Repository that it can
access. To change a client's default repository, use the Workbench Preferences dialog
box > Repository tab and specify the share point that is associated with an active Wise
Software Repository.

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