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DIM References View

InstallShield 2015

Project: The DIM References view is available in Basic MSI projects.

Use the DIM References view to add and manage references to DIM projects in your Basic MSI project. This view also enables you to view any pertinent instructions that the DIM author noted, associate the DIM references with features in the Basic MSI project, override the default destination of the files in the DIM, schedule custom actions, and more.

The DIM support in InstallShield is targeted toward engineering teams who want to foster collaboration, enable distributed installation development, and maximize efficiency in their organizations. A DIM is a feature-sized collection of related items such as product files, shortcuts, registry entries, text file changes, IIS Web sites, and other elements that together make up a discrete, logically separated portion of a product installation. Once you have created a DIM, you can include references to it in one or more Basic MSI installation projects.

When you select a DIM reference in the DIM References view, several tabs are available:

See Also

Modularizing Installation Projects to Distribute Development Work and Enable Reuse

Overriding the Destination for a DIM Reference

Including DIMs in a Project

Referencing a DIM in a Project