General Information View Settings
InstallShield 2020
Project:The General Information view is available in the following project types:
| • | MSIX |
| • | MSIX Modification Package |
The General Information view settings are organized into the following main categories:
| • | General |
| • | Base Package Details |
| • | Packaging |
| • | Display Properties |
Use the General area of the General Information view to specify details such as product name and product version. The following settings are available in this area.
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Setting |
Project Type |
Description |
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Project File Name |
MSIX, MSIX Modification Package |
This read-only setting displays the path and name of the InstallShield project file. It also shows the type of project. The extension of the project file varies, depending on the project type:
To learn more, see Project Types. |
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Project File Format |
MSIX, MSIX Modification Package |
Select the file format that you want to use for your project file (.ism or .dim). Available options are:
This is the default format for MSIX Module projects. If you select this project file format for these project types, you can modify the .ism file in a Windows Installer database editor. You can also modify the .ism file by using the Windows Installer API or its automation interface. Note:This project file format lets you build releases from the command line. |
Use the Base Package Details area of the General Information view to define the relationship between a MSIX package and a MSIX modification package. These details will appear in modification package manifest file as below:
<Dependencies>
<uap4:MainPackageDependency Name="Main.App" Publisher="CN=Revenera, C=US" />
</Dependencies>
The following settings are available in this area:
Base Package Details
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Setting |
Project Type |
Description |
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Base Package Name |
MSIX Modification Package |
Required. Describes the base package identity name (Refer <Identity Name="Main.App"). The Name attribute is case-sensitive. |
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Publisher Name |
MSIX Modification Package |
To specify the Subject\Publisher name of the certificate that was used to sign the main package. For example, CN=Revenera, O=Revenera, L=Itasca, S=Illinois, and C=US. |
Tip: The publisher name should be same as it appears in the Publisher attribute of the Identity element of the dependency/main package manifest.xml file. This field is optional if both main package and modification packages are using the same signing certificate.
The Packaging contains information about the Package Name, Package Version, Package Code and Default Language.
The following settings are available in the Packaging area in the General Information view..
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Setting |
Project Type |
Description |
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Package Name |
MSIX, MSIX Modification Package |
Describes the contents of the package. The Name attribute is case-sensitive. A string consists of alpha-numeric, period and dash characters. |
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Package Version |
MSIX, MSIX Modification Package |
The version number of the package. A version string in quad notation, "Major.Minor.Build.Revision" where Major cannot be "0". For Windows 10 (UWP) packages, the last (fourth) section of the version number is reserved for Store use and must be left as 0 when you build your package (although the Store may change the value in this section). The other sections must be set to an integer between 0 and 65535 (except for the first section, which cannot be 0). |
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Package Code |
MSIX |
Enter a GUID that uniquely identifies this package. Since this code uniquely identifies your package, changing the package code is not recommended. |
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Default Language |
MSIX, MSIX Modification Package |
The language for the resource contained is in the package. The syntax of this attribute is defined by the IETF's. |
The Display Properties contains information about the Display Name and Description.
The following settings are available in the Display Properties area in the General Information view..
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Setting |
Project Type |
Description |
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Display Name |
MSIX, MSIX Modification |
A friendly name that can be displayed to the users. |
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Description |
MSIX, MSIX Modification |
A friendly description that can be displayed to the users. |