User Guide

Using the Enterprise Edition

second directory, 000\002. The result is a set of all the unique source files used by all

the packages in the Software Manager database.

Also see:

About the Share Point Directory on page 35

Copying an Installation to the Share Point Directory on page 280

Importing From the Share Point Directory in the Software Manager Help

Generating Package Contents Reports

" Enterprise Edition only.

Package contents reports provide an overview of the contents of an installation file and

make it easy to provide this information to end users. Two reports are available:

! Package Contents Summary

Lists detailed information for every resource in an installation, including files, registry

keys, shortcuts, file associations, and merge modules. You can generate this report

for .WSI, .MSI, .WSM, and .MSM files.

! Package Contents By Feature

Contains the same information as the Package Contents Summary report, but

arranges it by feature. You can generate this report for .WSI and .MSI files.

To generate a package contents report:

Select Reports menu > Package Contents and select either Summary or By Feature. (In

Visual Studio: Project menu > Reports > Package Contents and select either Summary

or By Feature.)

The report is generated and opens in a dialog.

Use a report’s table of contents to quickly access information about a specific type of

resource. You can print the report or save it as an HTML or XML file.

Generating Shared Resource Reports

" Enterprise Edition only.

Shared resource reports provide a quick way to review the resources that are shared by

the current installation and other packages in the Software Manager database. Two

reports are available:

! Shared Files Report

Lists the files that are shared by the current installation and applications in the

Software Manager database. For each file, the report lists each application that uses

the file and shows detailed file information (examples: version, date/time, path, and

so on).

! Shared Registry Report

Lists the registry keys that are shared by the current installation and applications in

the Software Manager database. For each registry key, the report lists each

application that uses the registry key and shows the key value.

In order to generate the shared resources reports, you must be connected to a share

point directory that is associated with a Software Manager database. Typically, this

connection is made during installation. To use a different share point directory and

Software Manager database, see Setting Repository Options on page 54.