Adding an Action to a Suite/Advanced UI Project

InstallShield 2016

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.

To add an action to a Suite/Advanced UI project:

1. In the View List under Behavior and Logic, click Events.
2. Right-click the Actions explorer and then click the type of action that you want to add.

If you are creating a PowerShell action, the Open dialog box opens and enables you select the PowerShell script file (.ps1) that you want to use.

3. Optionally rename the new action by selecting it, pressing the F2 key, and typing the new name.
4. Configure the action’s settings.

Note that if the action cannot be launched or loaded at run time, the installation is aborted.

See Also