Pre-Install View

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Use the Pre-Install view on the Sequence page to schedule the panels and actions that occur before the installer transfers the files to be installed on target systems. Actions that are scheduled during the Pre-Install sequence typically determine whether target systems meet any required system requirements; they also determine what to install on target systems.

In general, the Pre-Install sequence is the sequence in which most configuration options are presented to end users. It is common to require this information at this stage of the installation, and to automate later configurations based on input from end users.

When an action is scheduled for the Pre-Install sequence, it may be executed more than once if an end user clicks Previous and then Next repeatedly. This could cause several errors for actions that modify files, such as Modify Text File - Single File or Register Windows Service. For these types of actions, it is recommended that you schedule them during the actual installation (within the Install sequence) to prevent this type of error.

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