Associating an XML File Change Reference with a Feature

InstallShield 2019

Project • This information applies to the following project types:

Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript
InstallScript MSI
Merge Module
MSI Database
Transform

When you add an XML file reference in the XML File Changes view, InstallShield automatically creates a new component for it. In addition, InstallShield associates the component with the feature that is at the top of your feature list by default. To change this association, you can use the XML File Changes view.

Note • If your project does not contain any features when you add an XML file reference, InstallShield displays the Create a New Feature dialog box, which lets you to create a new feature.

To associate an XML file change reference with a feature in your project:

1. In the View List under System Configuration, click XML File Changes.
2. In the XML Files explorer, click the file whose component you want to associate with a feature.
3. Click the General tab.
4. In the Select Features the XML file belongs to box, select the check box of any feature that should contain the selected XML file change reference. This may be the same feature that contains the base XML file that you added to your project through the Files and Folders view, or it may be a different feature.

If an end user chooses to install the feature that contains the XML file changes, the XML file changes are performed at run time.

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