User manual SYMANTEC SOFTWARE MANAGER 7.0 SP2 REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0

[. . . ] Software Manager Reference Software Manager The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 7. 0 SP2 Legal Notice Copyright © 2010 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, and Altiris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] Add merge modules from the Software Manager database to installations in Windows Installer Editor, if you mark Read Merge Modules List from Wise Software Repository in Wise Options. To import a merge module file 1. If multiple databases are open, select a database in the Applications/Packages pane. Mark Import a single file into the Software Manager database. In File, specify an . MSM or . WSM to import. Be sure to select the appropriate file type from the Files of type drop-down list on the Open dialog box. The following items become enabled: Distribute source files to the share point directory Mark this to copy all source files to a single, centralized location. Clear this check box to import the package description into the Software Manager database without copying its source files to the share point directory. If you mark this check box, the source files are available so you can add a merge module from the Software Manager database to an installation. Overwrite existing application and package Mark this to overwrite any package that is already in the database with the same application and package names. If you clear this check box and the application and package names are already in the database: If the existing package has resources, the new package is not imported. If the existing package does not have resources, the new package's resources are added to the existing package. To assign the imported package to one or more groups: a. Mark the check boxes of the groups to assign the package to. Click OK. Click Next on the Import Type page. The Package Details dialog box appears. 8. Complete the dialog box: . MSM/. WSM File The file you specified is displayed. For information on application and package names, see About Applications and Packages on page 17. Package Name Enter a unique name to identify this package. To replace an existing package, select a package from the drop-down list. Software Manager Reference 32 Importing Packages Use Transactions for Import Mark this check box to import installation resources as database transactions instead of importing them individually. This speeds the import, but can lock Software Manager database records temporarily during the update. Use this option if you are the only person importing packages. If multiple people are importing packages at one time, do not mark this check box. The Wise Task Manager dialog box appears and remains open until the operation is completed. [. . . ] The Network Index Properties dialog box appears. In the Rebuild Index Settings section: Location Leave this field blank. Block Size To increase the block size, select a higher number. Hash Table Size To increase the hash table size, enter a higher number. [. . . ]