Sequence Tab

InstallShield 2025 » Patch Design View » Patch Configuration

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript MSI

When you click a patch configuration in the Patch Design view, InstallShield displays several tabs. The Sequence tab is where you specify the order that Windows Installer version 3.0 and later should apply patches to an installed product, regardless of the order in which they are provided to the target machine. For versions of Windows Installer earlier than version 3.0, the patch sequence is ignored, and any patches are applied to the product in the order that they are provided to the target machine.

Use default patch sequencing

Select this check box if you want to use the default sequencing for the patches of your product. This default sequence accounts for obsolete patches, superseded patches, and patches that have already been applied to the product.

If you clear this check box, you can add your own custom sequence. If you clear this check box but do not add a sequence, no sequencing information is built into your patch.