Assigning Release Flags to a Chained .msi Package

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You can assign one or more release flags to a chained .msi package that you want to exclude from certain builds. For example, if you have a chained .msi package that should be included only in a special edition of your product that contains a special add-on that requires the chained .msi package, you can flag that chained package and include it only when it is needed.

To add a release flag to a chained .msi package that you have added to your installation project:

In the View List under Media, click Releases.

In the Chained .msi Packages explorer, select the package that should contain the release flag.

For the Release flags setting, type a string. The string can be any combination of letters or numbers. To have more than one flag on a chained package, use a comma to separate the flags.

To learn more about filtering chained .msi packages based on release flags, see Release Flags.