Adding an InstallShield Project (.ism) as a Package in a Suite/Advanced UI Project

InstallShield 2015

Project: This information applies to Suite/Advanced UI projects.

Edition: The Advanced UI project type is available in the Professional edition of InstallShield. The Suite/Advanced UI project type is available in the Premier edition of InstallShield. For information about the differences between these two project types, see Advanced UI Projects vs. Suite/Advanced UI Projects.

InstallShield lets you add Basic MSI and InstallScript project files (.ism) as packages to a Suite/Advanced UI project. When you start a build of a release for a Suite/Advanced UI project that includes one or more InstallShield project packages, InstallShield first builds the designated releases in the associated InstallShield projects, and includes them as packages in the Suite/Advanced UI installation that it generates. InstallShield adds the output of the Basic MSI and InstallScript projects to the Suite/Advanced UI installation as .msi and .hdr packages.

Note that to include a Basic MSI or InstallScript project in your Suite/Advanced UI project, the Basic MSI or InstallScript package must have been saved in the same version of InstallShield as the Suite/Advanced UI project.

To add a Basic MSI project or an InstallScript project to your Suite/Advanced UI project:

1. In the View List under Organization, click Packages.
2. Right-click the Packages explorer and then click New InstallShield Project Package (.ism). The Select the installation file for this package dialog box opens.
3. Select the .ism file that you want to add to your Suite/Advanced UI project, and then click Open.

InstallShield adds the project to the Packages explorer. Configure its settings in the right pane. The Product Configuration setting (for a Basic MSI project package) and the Release setting (for a Basic MSI or InstallScript project package) enables you to select which release you want InstallShield to include in the Suite/Advanced UI installation.

To learn more about the inclusion of InstallScript packages in Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI projects, see Special Considerations for InstallScript Packages in Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI Projects.

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