Selecting the Releases for Which You Want to Build App-V Packages
InstallShield 2022 » Microsoft App-V Assistant
Edition:The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Premier Edition of InstallShield.
You select the releases that you want to build an App-V package for on the Releases tree of the Build Options page.
Important:You cannot create or edit a release in the Microsoft App-V Assistant. If no releases exist, you can simply click the Build toolbar button to create a new release or open the Releases view of the InstallShield Installation Designer. You must create at least one release before you will be able to build an App-V package. For more information, see Creating and Building Releases.
If you are editing a Windows Installer package (Direct Edit Mode) or transform file (Direct MST Mode), the Releases tree on the Build Options page is not displayed.
To select releases to build:
| 1. | In the Microsoft App-V Assistant, open the Build Options page. |
| 2. | Select the releases in the Releases tree that you want to build an App-V package for. |
Important:When you select a release on the Build Options page, you are specifying that whenever you build that particular release, you want to also build an App-V package for that release. However, the releases that are selected on the Build Options page have no bearing upon which release is built when you click the Build button on the toolbar. When you initiate a build by clicking the Build button, a build is initiated for the active release—the release that was most recently selected on the Installation Designer Releases view. The output of that build would depend upon what releases were selected on the Build Options page:
| • | Active release selected—A Windows Installer package and an App-V package would be built. |
| • | Active release not selected—Only a Windows Installer package would be built. |
Note:To build more than one release at a time, perform a batch build. See Performing Batch Builds.
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