Example: Populating The Share Point Subdirectories - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Example: Populating the Share Point Subdirectories

What You Do
Create and open a project
Create the package installation file
Compile the package from within the
process
Example: to run Package Validation.
Distribute to the share point directory
Import to the Software Manager database
Resolve conflicts
Export from ConflictManager and
recompile
Run a task to make the package available
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the file is stored in a second directory, 000\002. The result is a set of all the unique
source files used by all the packages in the Software Manager database.
Not available in Standard Edition.
When you follow the process in a typical Windows Installer repackaging project, files and
directories are created in the share point directory as follows.
What Happens
A subdirectory for the project is created in the share point's Projects
directory. Example: share point\Projects\Project_Name
The package installation file (.WSI) is placed in the Projects
subdirectory.
The compiled file (.MSI or .EXE) is placed in the Projects
subdirectory. This is considered a temporary installation.
A numeric directory structure (000\001, and so on) is created
to hold the installation's source files.
A temporary .QUE file is created in the share point Scripts
subdirectory.
The .QUE file is deleted.
Package and resource information is added to the Software
Manager database. The installation file remains in the Projects
directory and the Software Manager database references that
location.
Paths in the installation file are changed to reference the new
source locations (000\001, and so on).
The resource information in the Software Manager database is
changed. Example: You might change the package to use a newer
version of report.dll.
The original installation in the Projects directory is changed.
Example: The path is changed to refer to the newer version of
report.dll.
The package status is changed to Available.
A subdirectory for the package is created in the share point
Available Packages directory. (Example: Available
Packages\Application Name\Package Name\) The final compiled
installation file and any other files needed for installation are
placed in this subdirectory. The installation file is set to read-
only.
See also:
About the Share Point Directory
Introduction to Wise Package Studio
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