Setting Configuration Item Details - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0 Installation Manual

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6. Click OK.
The value you defined for the configurable item appears in the Value field, and the
item appears in the Configuration Items list box.
7. To add more values for the item, repeat the preceding two steps.
If you add multiple values, multiple rows appear in the list box and the values are
concatenated to create the entire substitution value.
See Example: Configuring an Item for a Merge Module
8. Click OK.
The new configuration item is listed on the Substitutions page.
See also:
Specifying Drop-Down List Values for Substitution
Specifying a Bitfield for Substitution
Specifying a Key for Substitution

Setting Configuration Item Details

To set configuration item details
1. Access the Configuration Item Details dialog box from the Module Substitution
dialog box.
See Creating a Configurable Merge Module
2. Complete the dialog box:
Name
Enter a name to represent the item in the Configuration Items list box on the
Module Substitution dialog box.
Display Name
Enter the name that should appear on the Merge Module Configuration dialog
box when the merge module is added to an installation.
Description
Describe what can be modified.
Type
Select the type of configurable data that is appropriate for the item you allow to
be substituted.
Arbitrary Text
The installation author can enter any text to replace the default value.
Example: Use this when you allow a file name to be modified.
See Example: Configuring an Item for a Merge Module
Formatted Text
The installation author can enter any text in Windows Installer formatted
text format to replace the default value. Example: Use this when you allow a
registry value to be modified.
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