Generating Shared Resource Reports; Installation Resources And Their Locations - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Generating Shared Resource Reports

Installation Resources and Their Locations

Windows Installer Editor Reference
The following shared resource reports provide a quick way to review the resources that
are shared by the current installation and other packages in the Software Manager
database.
Shared Files Report
Lists the files that are shared by the current installation and packages in the
Software Manager database. For each file, the report lists each application that uses
the file and shows detailed file information (examples: version, date/time, path, and
so on).
Shared Registry Report
Lists the registry keys that are shared by the current installation and packages in
the Software Manager database. For each registry key, the report lists each
application that uses the registry key and shows the key value.
The reports are displayed in HTML format. The .XSL templates used to format these
reports are in the Templates\Reports subdirectory of the share point directory. You can
customize the .XSL templates to supply branding information, to filter data, or to
transform the data to another format.
To generate a shared resource report
1. Select Reports menu and select either Shared Files or Shared Registry.
The Welcome dialog box appears.
2. In Data Source, specify the Software Manager database that contains the
resources you want to review. If the Software Manager database you want is not
listed, click Open to select it.
3. From Group, select the group that contains the packages to compare this
installation to.
4. Click Next.
The report is generated and displayed in the Shared Files Report or Shared Registry
Report dialog box.
You can save the or print the report from this dialog box. Saving to HTML is
available only on computers that contain MSXML.DLL, which is included in Internet
Explorer 5.x and higher.
5. When you finish reviewing, saving, or printing the report, click Finish.
Windows Installer Editor uses various resources to create installations. (Example:
installation templates, component rules, language files, and so on.) Most of these
resources are installed with this product. Others must be created and placed in the
appropriate directory before they can be used.
(Standard Edition.) These resources are in subdirectories of the Windows Installer Editor
installation directory.
(Professional Edition.) These resources are stored in subdirectories of the share point
directory. The share point directory also contains subdirectories that are specific to the
Wise Package Studio Workbench. For a description of those subdirectories, see Wise
Package Studio Directories in the Wise Package Studio Help.
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