Opening A Virtual Software Package - Symantec WISE VIRTUAL PACKAGE EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0 Installation Manual

Opening a Virtual Software Package

Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference
In Virtual Package Editor, you can open any of the following:
virtual software layer
virtual runtime archive
file (.VRA)
virtual software
archive file (.VSA)
virtual software project
file (.WVP)
After you open a Virtual Software Package (VSP), you can use Installation Expert to edit
it.
See About Installation Expert
To open a .VSA, .VRA, or .WVP file
1. In Virtual Package Editor, click File > Open.
2. Specify a .VSA, .VRA, or .WVP file.
If you specify a .VSA or a .VRA file, the Import Virtual Archive dialog box appears.
3. If the Import Virtual Archive dialog box appears, specify a directory for the source
files and click OK.
4. If you specified a .VSA file, click Yes when prompted to convert it to a .VRA file.
5. If you specified a .WVP file, click Yes if you are prompted to convert it to a .VRA file.
To open a virtual software layer
1. In Virtual Package Editor, click File > Open Layer.
The Select Layer dialog box appears.
2. Select the layer and click OK.
3. If the layer was created by importing a .VSA file, click Yes when prompted to
convert the package to a .VRA file format.
See also:
Creating an Application Layer
A layer that has been imported into the Altiris SVS applet.
When you open a .VRA file, it becomes a .WVP file.
When you open a .VSA file, you are prompted to convert it
to a .VRA file. If you don't convert a .VSA file when you
open it, you can convert it when you compile it. You will not
be able to compile it until you convert it. If you open a .VSA
file that contains a data layer, the data layer is not
converted when the .VSA file is converted.
When you open and compile a .WVP file, a .VSA file is
generated.
You cannot open and edit a .WVP file that is a data layer.
When you open a .WVP file that contains a data layer, the
inclusions in the data layer become exclusions. If the data
layer contains files, those files are lost. When you open a
.WVP file that creates a .VSA file when compiled, you are
prompted to convert it.
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