Displaying Features to End Users

InstallShield 2016

Project • This information applies to the following project types:

Basic MSI
InstallScript MSI
MSI Database
Transform

InstallShield enables you to indicate how you want a feature to be presented to the end user in the custom setup type dialog that corresponds with your project type:

For Basic MSI, MSI Database, and Transform projects—CustomSetup dialog
For InstallScript MSI projects—SdFeatureDialog2, SdFeatureMult, or SdFeatureTree

The Display setting for a feature in the Features view or the Setup Design view is where you indicate whether and how the feature should be displayed. Available options are:

Options that Are Available for the Display Setting

Option

Description

Visible and Collapsed

The feature is displayed in the run-time dialog with its subfeatures collapsed by default.

Visible and Expanded

The feature is displayed in the run-time dialog with its subfeatures expanded by default.

Not Visible

The feature and subfeatures are not displayed in the run-time dialog.

Note • Selecting Not Visible for this setting does not have any direct impact on whether a feature is installed. A feature is not automatically installed if it is invisible—it just cannot be deselected if it would otherwise be installed, or selected if it should not be installed.

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