Project Assistant
InstallShield 2020
Project:This information applies to the following project types:
| • | Basic MSI |
| • | InstallScript |
| • | InstallScript MSI |
| • | MSI Database |
| • | Transform |
InstallShield provides a Project Assistant to help you quickly and easily build a basic installation project. The Project Assistant provides a framework of installation project tasks to guide you through the project creation process and provides pertinent information along the way.
How the Project Assistant Works
When you create a new installation project or transform, the Project Assistant view automatically opens.
Information that you enter in the Project Assistant is saved directly to the underlying project file. Therefore, you can switch to the Installation Designer (described below) and view or modify your information using the full power of the InstallShield Installation Development Environment (IDE). In this way, you can use the Project Assistant to create the foundation for a more advanced installation where you use the Installation Designer, as needed, to customize your installation.
Integration with the Installation Designer
The Installation Designer tab displays all of the views in the InstallShield interface that are available for your project type. Here you can add more complex and powerful elements to your installation project. You can create your installation project using the Project Assistant and then use the Installation Designer to fine-tune project elements.
The Installation Designer and the Project Assistant run simultaneously. Any changes that you make in one are reflected instantly in the other. For example, if you remove a feature while using the Installation Designer tab, that feature is no longer present in your installation project and does not appear in the Project Assistant.
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