Requiring Features to Be Installed

InstallShield 2016

Project • This information applies to the following project types:

When you select Yes for a feature’s Required setting, the end user cannot deselect it in the CustomSetup dialog (for Basic MSI, MSI Database, and Transform projects), or the SdFeatureDialog2, SdFeatureMult, or SdFeatureTree dialogs (for InstallScript MSI projects). The feature will be installed to the target system.

If the value for the Required setting is No, the feature is installed by default, but the end user can deselect it.

In InstallScript MSI projects, the Required setting is applicable to root-level features during a first-time installation. It is also applicable to subfeatures in an upgrade or patch. This setting is ignored for subfeatures during a first-time InstallScript MSI installation.

See Also

CustomSetup Dialog Options

Using the Required Features Setting

Features View

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