Repackaging Basics - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Repackaging Basics

Wise Package Studio Reference
A single step to be performed in a process. A task can be associated with a Wise
Package Studio tool or a third-party program. (Example: Microsoft Word or a drive
imaging program.) Other tasks might not be associated with a tool or program, but
might be something that you need to perform during the course of the process.
(Examples: Establish clean machine, Install software.)
Tool
An executable application that you use to accomplish a task. Wise Package Studio
includes predefined tools. In the Professional Edition, you can add new tools as needed.
Installation
The compiled form of an installation, which is an .MSI or an .EXE.
The project and source files that represent an installation that is created in a Wise
development tool. Example: a .WSI or .WSE with source files.
What happens on the destination computer when a package is opened.
Package
An application that is created, manipulated, or repackaged in Wise Package Studio. A
package consists of:
The distributable piece or pieces of an application (typically the installation file) and
instructions for running the installation when it is deployed (typically a command
line). A package might also contain additional files that should be distributed with
the installation (example: an informational text file). This information represents a
package definition.
The source files associated with each package's installation.
Application
A collection of similar packages in the Software Manager database. Example: Microsoft
Word is an application; Word 2003 and Word 2007 would be packages of that
application.
Repackaging means changing or customizing a software installation to meet the needs
of an organization. Repackaging is a critical step in the application lifecycle management
that is supported by Wise Package Studio.
See About Wise Package Studio
Why Should You Repackage?
Create consistent and standardized, yet customized, installations.
Repackaging an installation so that it adheres to your organization's standards
reduces the cost of supporting end users' desktops.
Create silent installations or limit the options available to end users.
This streamlines installations and promotes ease of application deployment.
Migrate installations to the Windows Installer format.
Introduction to Wise Package Studio
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