InstallShield 2018 » Microsoft App-V Assistant
Edition • The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Premier Edition of InstallShield.
Version • This information applies to App-V 4.x packages.
A virtual package may rely on one or more other virtual packages in order to function properly. The Microsoft App-V Assistant lets you specify other App-V packages that the open App-V package (the primary package) requires. This capability, called Dynamic Suite Composition, enables your virtual package to interact with the other virtual applications in the virtual environment. Dynamic Suite Composition enables you to deploy common system components once on each client system, making them available for use by many App-V packages, rather than requiring you to include them with each of the App-V packages that are dependent on them. This reduces redundancy in the local App-V cache and simplifies the construction and testing of the primary virtual application.
To specify App-V packages that you want to include in a dynamic suite, use the Dynamic Suite Composition page of the Microsoft App-V Assistant.
The following settings are available on the Dynamic Suite Composition page.
Option |
Description |
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Dependency App-V Packages |
List of all of the dependency App-V packages that have been selected for the primary App-V package. |
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Mandatory |
Indicates whether to selected dependency App-V package is required in order for the primary App-V package to run.
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New Button |
To add an App-V package to the Dependency App-V Packages list, click this button and select the App-V package (.osd, .sft) that you want to add. Select one of the following:
It is not necessary to select more than one .osd file. All of them contain the same reference to the location of the dependency App-V package’s .sft file, which is the only reference that is necessary in order for the primary App-V package to locate it.
The selected reference App-V package is now listed in the Dependency Applications list and, by default, the Mandatory option is selected. |
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Delete Button |
Click to delete the selected App-V package from the list. |
See Also
Performing Dynamic Suite Composition
InstallShield 2018 Help LibrarySeptember 2018 |
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