Assigning Release Flags to InstallShield Prerequisites

InstallShield 2022

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You can set release flags for InstallShield prerequisites that you want to exclude from certain builds. For example, if you have an InstallShield prerequisite that should be included only in a special edition of your product that contains a special add-on that requires the InstallShield prerequisite, you can flag that InstallShield prerequisite and include it only when it is needed.

To add a release flag to an InstallShield prerequisite that you have added to your installation project:

1. In the View List under Application Data, click Redistributables.
2. Right-click the InstallShield prerequisite and click Properties. The InstallShield Prerequisites Properties dialog box opens.
3. In the Release Flags box, type a string. The string can be any combination of letters or numbers. To have more than one flag on a prerequisite, use a comma to separate the flags.

To learn more about filtering InstallShield prerequisites based on release flags, see Release Flags.

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