Building an App-V Package
InstallShield 2016 » Microsoft App-V Assistant
Edition • The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Premier Edition of InstallShield.
The method for App-V package depends upon what file you have open in InstallShield—an InstallShield project or a Windows Installer package.
Building an App-V Package from Within an InstallShield Project
To build an App-V package from within an InstallShield project, perform the following steps:
To build an App-V package for an InstallShield project:
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Open the InstallShield project in InstallShield. |
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On the Releases view of the Installation Designer, make sure that at least one release has been created, and select the release that you want to build. |
Important • You cannot create or edit a release in the Microsoft App-V Assistant. If no releases exist, or if you want to create a new release, open the Releases view of the InstallShield Installation Designer. You must create at least one release before you will be able to build an App-V package. For more information, see Creating and Building Releases.
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In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Build Options page. |
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In the Releases tree, select the same release that is selected on the Releases view of the InstallShield Installation Designer. This is the release that you will build an App-V package for. |
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Click the Build toolbar button (or select Build Release on the Build menu) to start building the active release. |
Important • When you select a release on the Build Options page, you are specifying that whenever you build that particular release, you want to also build an App-V package for that release. However, the releases that are selected on the Build Options page have no bearing upon which release is built when you click the Build button on the toolbar. When you initiate a build by clicking the Build button, a build is initiated for the active release—the release that was most recently selected on the Installation Designer Releases view. The output of that build would depend upon what was selected on the Build Options page:
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Active release selected—A Windows Installer package and an App-V package would be built. |
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Active release not selected—Only a Windows Installer package would be built. |
To learn how to build more than one release at a time, see Performing Batch Builds.
Building an App-V Package from Within a Windows Installer Package in InstallShield
To build an App-V package for a Windows Installer package, perform the following steps:
To build an App-V package for a Windows Installer package:
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Do one of the following to open a Windows Installer package: |
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On the File menu, select Open and select a Windows Installer package (.msi). |
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On the File menu, select Open and select a transform file (.mst). The Open Transform Wizard opens and you are prompted to identify the transform file’s associated Windows Installer package. |
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On the File menu, select New to open the New Project dialog box. Select Transform and click OK. The Open Transform Wizard opens and you are prompted to identify the transform file’s associated Windows Installer package. |
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Use the Installation Designer to make any desired edits to the Windows Installer package or Transform file, and use the Microsoft App-V Assistant to set App-V package options. |
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On the File menu, click Save. |
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In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Build Options page. |
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Select the Build App-V 5.x package check box or the Build App-V 4.x package check box. The Build Virtual Package button is enabled. |
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Click the Build Virtual Package button. |
See Also
Build Output for App-V Packages
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